Water Regulation by Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)/ Antidiuretic Hormone animation/Antidiuretic Hormone mechanism/Antidiuretic Hormone physiology/Antidiuretic Hormone function The hypothalamus produces a polypeptide hormone known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which is transported to and released from the posterior pituitary gland. The principal action of ADH is to regulate the amount of water excreted by the kidneys. As ADH (which is also known as vasopressin) causes direct water reabsorption from the kidney tubules, salts and wastes are concentrated in what will […]

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