Medical Definition of Antidiuretin

1. A peptide hormone released from the posterior pituitary lobe but synthesised in the hypothalamus. There are 2 forms, differing only in the amino acid at position 8: arginine vasopressin is widespread, while lysine vasopressin is found in pigs. Has antidiuretic and vasopressor actions. Used in the treatment of diabetes insipidus. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antidiuretin

antidiabetic
antidiabetic agent
antidiabetic drug
antidiarrheal
antidiarrheals
antidiarrheal drug
antidiarrhoeal
antidiarrhoeals
antidilution
antidiuresis
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
antidiuretic drug
antidiuretic hormone
antidiuretic hormone
antidiuretin (current term)
Antido
antidogmatic
antidopaminergic
antidora
Antidorcas
Antidorcas euchore
Antidorcas marsupialis
antidotal
antidotal
antidotally
antidote
antidote
antidoted
antidotes

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