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Detailed Synonyms for antidiuretic hormone in English
antidiuretic hormone:
antidiuretic hormone [the ~] nom
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the antidiuretic hormone
– 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 1the ADH; the Pitressin; the antidiuretic hormone; the 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 1