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What are the other names of Vasopressin?

(Pitressin) Vasopressin is a man-made form of a hormone called "anti-diuretic hormone" that is normally secreted by the pituitary gland. In the body, vasopressin acts on the kidneys and blood vessels.
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The anterior pituitary contains five types of endocrine cell, and they are defined by the hormones they secrete:
  • somatotropes (GH);
  • Lactotrophss (PRL);
  • gonadotropes (LH and FSH);
  • corticotropes (ACTH) and
  • thyrotropes (TSH)
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