hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
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adh::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antidiuretic hormone, pitressin, vasopressin |
| Type of | endocrine, hormone, internal secretion, pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor |
Examples of adh
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Thus the levels of ADH determine whether urine will be concentrated or diluted.
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Increases ADH and cortisol and increases immunomodulatory cytokines.
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It's not a version of vertebrate ADH, and is totally different.
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His work had led to pioneering progress on ADH enzymes, which break down alcohol in the kidney.
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It increases secretion of ADH in the posterior pituitary and secretion of ACTH in the anterior pituitary.
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See vowel chart for adh, aidh, eadh, eidh, idh, oidh, odh.
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However, the new study does suggest that some animals evolved a version of ADH in response to the appearance of fruit.
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An increase in ADH is an indication of dehydration, while water sufficiency results in low ADH allowing for diluted urine.
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Urea can then re-enter the nephron and be excreted or recycled again depending on whether ADH is still present or not.
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- Vasopressin: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
- A number of trigraphs are found in the Latin script, most of these used especially in Irish orthography.
- (ADHS) Arizona Department of Health Services
- Adhesive - An adherent used in a liquid or semi-liquid state, which forms an interface between two materials that hold the surface together with a strength adequate for the end use.
- (Antidiuretic hormone) stimulates the smooth muscles, blood vessels and the intestine. ADH increases the kidney's permeability to water allowing the body to re-absorb water that would otherwise escape in urine.
- A pituitary hormone which keeps water in the body by controlling the amount of urine (pee) that is made.
- The enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase.
- Antidiuretic Hormone
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