Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vasopressin"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vasopressin
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 [syn: {antidiuretic
hormone}, {ADH}, {Pitressin}]
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