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Descriptor
English
:
Vasopressins
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vasopresinas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vasopressinas
Synonyms
English
:
Antidiuretic Hormones
Pitressin
Vasopressin
Vasopressin (USP)
beta Hypophamine
beta-Hypophamine
Tree Number:
D06.472.699.631.692.781
D12.644.400.900
D12.644.456.925
D12.644.548.691.692.781
D12.776.631.650.937
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Pharmacological Action:
Hemostatics
Vasoconstrictor Agents
Antidiuretic Agents
See Related
English
:
Inappropriate ADH Syndrome
Receptors, Vasopressin
History Note
English
:
79; was VASOPRESSIN 1963-78
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DF
deficiency
DE
drug effects
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
22718
Unique Identifier:
D014667
Occurrence in VHL
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