Vasopressin is a naturally occurring hormone produced by a part of the brain known as the hypothalamus. It serves several ...

Many studies have focused on the role of arginine vasopressin (AVP) in pair bonding and paternal behaviour in males, and on that of oxytocin (OXT) in maternal behaviour in females. Now ...

Tolvaptan is a vasopressin receptor antagonist. Vasopressin (a.k.a. ADH or antidiuretic hormone) helps to regulate water retention by absorbing water in the collecting ducts of the nephron.

Objectives: To determine the effect of vasopressin therapy on the efficacy of oxygenation and arterial pressure in infants with severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Conclusions ...

Love happens in the brain, where hormonal releases and brain chemicals like dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin are released.

There, it suppresses a hormone called vasopressin. Normally, vasopressin prevents you from urinating too much. So without it, you have to pee all of the time, dehydrating you in the process.

Although the fall in urine osmolality suggests decreasing activity of antidiuretic hormone it must be pointed out that during sustained administration of a constant amount of vasopressin ...

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In view of these responses to antidiuretic hormone (endogenous and exogenous) therapeutic doses of aqueous vasopressin were administered from the 9th through the 20th day, with a trial withdrawal ...