vasopressin

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vasopressin (countable and uncountable, plural vasopressins)

(biochemistry) An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

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Changes in prolactin -secretion is usually mild, and vasopressin deficiency appears to be very rare as a consequence of radiation. Source: Internet

Enhancement by various vasopressin analogs. Source: Internet

If desmopressin reduces urine output and increases urine osmolarity, the hypothalamic production of ADH is deficient, and the kidney responds normally to exogenous vasopressin (desmopressin). Source: Internet

Efficient re-absorption requires an adequate level of a hormone known as anti-diuretic hormone (ADH), or vasopressin, which is produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland in the brain. Source: Internet

Produced by the hypothalamus and secreted into the bloodstream by the posterior pituitary gland, vasopressin instructs the kidneys to conserve water. Source: Internet

In voles (Microtus spp.) minor genetic differences have been identified in a vasopressin receptor gene that corresponds to major species differences in social organization and the mating system (Hammock & Young 2005). Source: Internet

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