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Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus
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vasopressin
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1928, from vasopressor "causing the constriction of (blood) vessels) (from vaso-, comb. form of Latin vas "container, vessel;" see vas ) + -in (2).
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Vasopressin , also known as antidiuretic hormone ( ADH ), is a neurohypophysial hormone found in most mammals . In most species it contains arginine and is thus also called arginine vasopressin ( AVP ) or argipressin . Its two primary functions are to retain ...
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n. An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
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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 ...
Usage examples of vasopressin.
The American biochemist Vincent du Vigneaud and his associates obtained two pure substances from the posterior pituitary extracts, of which one possessed the blood-pressure-raising effect and was named vasopressin and the other possessed the uterus-stimulating effect and was named oxytocin.
There was no need to search for a third hormone with the antidiuretic effect: vasopressin possessed it in full.
Du Vigneaud found oxytocin and vasopressin to be unusually small peptides, with molecular weights just above 1000.
It happens occasionally that vasopressin may fail to be produced in adequate quantities in a particular individual.
New ones kick in, chemicals that engender a sense of security, well-being, and attachment: vasopressin in men and oxytocin in women.
In men, vasopressin helps him feel protective, and loving and, down the line, paternal.
The air was a stale mix of vasopressins, pheromones, and endorphins which floated in a blue mist a couple of meters off the floors.
Sitor Ananta objects, adjusting his noseplug to admit more vasopressin to his inhalant, sharpening his verbal ability.