Diabetes insipidus occurs when problems with antidiuretic hormone (ADH) cause the body to remove too much water. A synthetic version of ADH can help restore a person’s levels and treat some types of ...

Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhDMedically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Syndrome of inappropriate ...

Familial neurohypophysial diabetes insipidus (FNDI) characterized by progressive polyuria is mostly caused by mutations in the gene encoding neurophysin II (NPII), which is the carrier protein of the ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The demand for desmopressin analogs is increasing from healthcare providers and patients because of the high efficacy of its different formulations. Desmopressin is an ...

Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare condition where the kidneys cannot retain the appropriate quantity of water. This occurs due to insufficient production of the antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or arginine ...

People who have syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) produce excessive amounts of antidiuretic hormones. It leads to the body developing an imbalance of sodium and water.

Tolvaptan is a vasopressin receptor antagonist. Vasopressin (a.k.a. ADH or antidiuretic hormone) helps to regulate water retention by absorbing water in the collecting ducts of the nephron. Blocking ...

Eleven of 13 patients with far advanced chronic renal disease of diverse etiologies were found to have urine that remained hypotonic to plasma in spite of the administration of a supramaximal dose of ...

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IN a previous publication 1, the distribution of arginine as demonstrated histoehemically by an improved Sakaguchi reaction 2 was examined in sections of rat pituitary gland. The results were ...