Question 1

what does vasopressin do?

Accepted Answer

Holds onto water: The posterior (back) part of the pituitary gland in the brain contains the cells that produce oxytocin (that stimulates uterine contractions in labor) and ADH (anti-diuretic hormone), which regulates retention of water by the body.  ADH is also called vasopressin because it makes some blood vessels constrict (tighten).

Question 2

how can vasopressin be transported in the blood ?

Accepted Answer

As a: Protein dissolved in the blood.

Question 3

what are the effects of hypersecretion and hyposecretion of vasopressin?

Accepted Answer

Vasopressin: Used in 2 conditions: 1) Diabetes Insipidus and 2) Extreme malignant high Blood Pressure.  It is given either by IV or sub-cutaneously.  It has a ver short half-life (about 20 min.)

Question 4

how are arginine and arginine vasopressin different?

Accepted Answer

Arginine: Is an amino acid, a protein building block. Arginine vasopressin is one version of a pituitary hormone known as anti diuretic hormone.

Question 5

how does adh (vasopressin) cause hyponatremia?

Accepted Answer

See below: Too much ADH (vasopressin) (antidiuretic hormone) prevents the release of water from the body. This retained water dilutes the salts in the body. As sodium is the most abundant, hyponatremia results.

Question 6

where are adh (vasopressin) and oxytocin produced?

Accepted Answer

ADH (vasopressin) &amp; Oxytocin: Both are produced in hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary gland.

Question 7

what is the treatment for adh (vasopressin) overdose?

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ADH (vasopressin): Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) 10 (4 reports): more effective for people 40-49 years old
Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) 30 (3 reports): more effective for females 20-29 years old
Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) 5 (4 reports): more effective for males 20-29 years old
concerta (4 reports): more effective for females 10-19 years old
vyvanse (10 reports): more effective for females 20-29 years old.

Question 8

what place is adh (vasopressin) and oxytocin produced?

Accepted Answer

Pituitary: Hi. ADH (vasopressin) &amp; oxytocin are made in neurons in the hypothalamus and travel down the axons in the pituitary stalk to the posterior pituitary where they are stored until they're released.

Question 9

what's the difference between vasopressin vs desmopressin?

Accepted Answer

Manmade v. natural: Vasopressin is the human produced hormone, while the long-acting synthetic analogue of this is desmopressin. But they have very similar effects -- although nothing is as good as the body's own creation.

Question 10

please explain where is adh (vasopressin) and oxytocin produced?

Accepted Answer

Pituitary: Hi. ADH (vasopressin) &amp; oxytocin are made in neurons in the hypothalamus and travel down the axons in the pituitary stalk to the posterior pituitary where they are stored until they're released. They're referred to as "posterior pituitary hormones", but they're made in the hypothalamus and only stored and released from the posterior pituitary.

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