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• 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

• Even the brain chemistry is different: lust is fueled (in both sexes) by testosterone, and companionate love by vasopressin and oxytocin.
• His vasopressin he believes may stimulate the body to repair the water shortage of burns.
• The remarkable mnemonic is vasopressin, which was previously known to help regulate the body's water content.

• antidiuretic hormone
• ADH
• Pitressin

News & Articles

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• A pill to cure jet lag? New study shows promise
  Japanese researchers have discovered why travelers get jet lag: it's all in the hormone vasopressin. And their discovery could help lead the way toward creating a pill to curb those restless nights and afternoon slumps.
  Oct. 4, 2013 - AFP Relax News via Yahoo! News
• Jet Lag Cure for Mice Illuminates Inner Workings of Circadian Clocks
  The hormone vasopressin keeps mammalian circadian clocks on track. A new study finds that disrupting it shifts those clocks to a new schedule much more quickly.
  Oct. 3, 2013 - National Geographic