antidiuretic hormone

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antidiuretic hormone - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  antidiuretic hormone
      n 1: 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 [syn:
           vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin]