Vasopressins
"Vasopressins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Antidiuretic hormones released by the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS of all vertebrates (structure varies with species) to regulate water balance and OSMOLARITY. In general, vasopressin is a nonapeptide consisting of a six-amino-acid ring with a cysteine 1 to cysteine 6 disulfide bridge or an octapeptide containing a CYSTINE. All mammals have arginine vasopressin except the pig with a lysine at position 8. Vasopressin, a vasoconstrictor, acts on the KIDNEY COLLECTING DUCTS to increase water reabsorption, increase blood volume and blood pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D014667
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.631.692.781 D12.644.400.900 D12.644.456.925 D12.644.548.691.692.781 D12.776.641.650.937
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| Concept/Terms |
Vasopressins- Vasopressins
- beta-Hypophamine
- beta Hypophamine
- Antidiuretic Hormones
Pitressin- Pitressin
- Monarch Brand of Vasopressin
- Vasopressin Monarch Brand
- Parke-Davis Brand of Vasopressin (USP)
Vasopressin (USP)- Vasopressin (USP)
- American Regent Brand of Vasopressin
- American Pharmaceutical Brand of Vasopressin
- Vasopressin
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