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ADH

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ADH
abbr.
antidiuretic hormone
ADH
abbreviation for
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) antidiuretic hormone See vasopressin
ADH
Abbreviation of antidiuretic hormone
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Noun1.ADH - 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
antidiuretic hormone, Pitressin, vasopressin
pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor - any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
endocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect


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