Description
Desmopressinisasyntheticpeptidederivativeofargininevasopressinthatbindsandactivatesvasopressin-2receptors(V2Rs).Desmopressinexhibitspro-coagulant/pro-thromboticandantidiureticactivitiesandisclinicallyusedtotreatbleedingdisorderssuchashemophilia.Desmopressinenhancesplateletpro-coagulantactivityandincreaseplatelet-dependentthrombingenerationinaNa+/Ca2+-dependentmanner.

