Arginine vasopressin (AVP), also known as argipressin or antidiuretic hormone (ADH), is a human hormone that is mainly released when the body is low on water; it causes the kidneys to conserve water by concentrating the urine and reducing urine volume. It has also various functions in the brain and blood vessels.

A very similar substance, lysine vasopressin (LVP) or lypressin, has the same function in pigs and is often used in human therapy.

These vasopressins are peptide hormones produced in the hypothalamus. Most of it is stored in the posterior part of the pituitary gland to be released into the blood stream; some of it is also released directly into the brain.

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ﾒﾓﾒﾓ… RT @oga_jp: 気管から吸収される薬物の覚え方。 navel: naloxone, atropine, vasopressin, epinephrine, and lidocaine. #natsumemo
natsume_214 (ナツメ) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:28:01 -0000
ﾒﾓﾒﾓ… RT @oga_jp: 気管から吸収される薬物の覚え方。 navel: naloxone, atropine, vasopressin, epinephrine, and lidocaine. #natsumemo
気管から吸収される薬物の覚え方。 navel: naloxone, atropine, vasopressin, epinephrine, and lidocaine.
oga_jp (オガ) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:26:47 -0000
気管から吸収される薬物の覚え方。 navel: naloxone, atropine, vasopressin, epinephrine, and lidocaine.
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