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osmoreceptor

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Noun1.osmoreceptor - sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
end organ - a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers
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This occurs because alcohol confuses osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus, which relay osmotic pressure information to the posterior pituitary the site of ADH release.
Side Effects of Alcoholism by Peter Sams / Health, general community
Molecular characterization of an aquaporin cDNA from brain: candidate osmoreceptor and regulator of water balance.
Dysnatremias: why are patients still dying? by Ayus, Juan Carlos / Southern Medical Journal
Osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus itself cause the pituitary to increase ADH levels when plasma osmolality increases as little as 1-2% [2,7] Baroreceptors, especially in the heart and the carotid sinus, [10] monitor changes in blood volume and pressure and indirectly signal the hypothalamus to regulate ADH according to perceived changes.
ADH-associated pathologies by Abrams, Charol / Medical Laboratory Observer
 
 
 
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