Hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that raises blood pressure, increases peristalsis, and promotes resorption of water by the kidney. Synthetic or prepared extracts are administered as antidiuretics. Also known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) released by the pituitary. Stimulates water reabsorption by the kidney.
A hormone, released by the pituitary gland, that increases the reabsorption of water by the kidney, thus preventing excessive loss of water from the body. Vasopressin also causes constriction of blood vessels. It is administered either nasally or by injection to treat diabetes insipidus.
The fraction isolated from extract of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates intestinal activity, constricts blood vessels, and inhibits the secretion of urine. It is also known as the antidiuretic hormone (ADH) because of this last effect, and is used in the treatment of diabetes insipidus. An artificially produced analogue, Desmopressin, is used in the treatment of enuresis (bed-wetting) in children.
A hormone generated by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland in the brain, capable of elevating blood pressure and enhancing intestinal motility.