Vasopressin/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Vasopressin.

A hormone also called (arginine vasopressin, (AVP); formerly known as antidiuretic hormone, ADH), produced in the hypothalamus secreted from the posterior pituitary that causes kidneys to concentrate urine to conserve water, stimulates thirst and causes vasoconstriction.

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