Definitions for pitressin



Overview of noun pitressin

The noun pitressin has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin

(hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules)


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