ALTHOUGH publications concerning measurement of vasopressin and oxytocin in blood and urine are legion, the lack of specificity of technique for concentration and bioassay of the trace amounts ...

Vasopressin is an alternative to epinephrine for vasopressor therapy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but clinical experience with this treatment has been limited. We randomly assigned adults who ...

Vasopressin is a naturally occurring hormone that helps control various bodily functions. It maintains the appropriate volume of water in the space that surrounds cells within the body. This allows ...

The anti-diuretic hormone "vasopressin" is released from the brain, and known to work in the kidney, suppressing the diuresis. Now, researchers have clarified that the novel function of "vasopressin" ...

Ample evidence is available to implicate vasopressin, a small polypeptide that is synthesized in the hypothalamus and secreted from the posterior pituitary, in the pathogenesis of most hyponatremic ...

Lower doses of initial vasopressin were associated with lower mortality when used as an adjunct in patients with septic shock, according to a review of three recent studies. "Patients with septic ...

The substance appears to be involved in a number of social and sensory processes that go awry in people with autism spectrum disorder Ask a physician what the hormone vasopressin is good for, and she ...

Cranial diabetes insipidus is a rare condition that results in persistent thirst and frequent urination. It occurs due to problems with arginine vasopressin (AVP), a hormone that plays a role in ...