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antidiuretic hormone

antidiuretic hormone Antidiuretic hormone is a hormone released by the neurohypophysis that helps regulate the body’s water balance and osmolarity.

Antidiuretic hormone is a hormone released by the neurohypophysis that helps regulate the body’s water balance and osmolarity. In mammals, this refers to vasopressin, which acts on the kidney collecting ducts to increase water reabsorption and can also raise blood volume and blood pressure.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Vasopressins” (D014667).
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