Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that constricts blood vessels, raises blood pressure, and reduces excretion of urine. Also called antidiuretic hormone.
Wiktionary
- n. An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
WordNet 3.0
- n. 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
Etymologies
- vasopressor + -in? (Wiktionary)
Examples
“By targeting receptors of a hormone called vasopressin, it is hoped that the investigational drug will prove effective in controlling the abnormal contractions that cause painful periods.”
“Even after steroids were discontinued, their anterior hypothalamus, known to regulate aggression, continued to pump out more of a neurotransmitter called vasopressin, which induces aggression.”
“This same gene has also been linked in a different study to dictatorial behavior, and the hormone, called vasopressin, made by this gene has been found to be plentiful in voles that mate for life.”
“By altering a single gene that affects a brain chemical called vasopressin, researchers at Emory University in Atlanta turned philandering mice into devoted mates.”
“They looked for changes in two hormones known to be involved in nurturing and social behaviors: oxytocin, often nicknamed the "cuddle hormone," which is important in maternal bonding, and vasopressin, which is thought to be important in social behaviors in males.”
“When the body loses fluid through sweat, the brain stimulates a hormone called vasopressin, which causes the kidneys to reabsorb pure water from one's urine, thus, naturally balancing the blood to normal levels.”
“The difference is a protein called the vasopressin receptor, which is ample in the prairie vole but not in the meadow vole.”
“The reason: a hormone called vasopressin, which helps regulate water retention.”
“February 26th, 2010 LONDON - Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have pinpointed how a key hormone, known as vasopressin, helps animals recognise each other by their smell.”
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“(ADh) which is also called vasopressin and increases water retention.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘vasopressin’.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
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It's "Just" Hormonal...
A list of human hormones
melatonin, serotonin, thyroxine, triiodothyronine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, antimullerian hor..., adiponectin, adrenocorticotrop..., angiotensinogen, vasopressin and 55 more...
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