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vasopressin

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for vasopressin.

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The team awaits the results of an eight-week phase 2B vasopressin treatment trial in more than 100 autistic children.

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Quick take

(biochemistry) An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(biochemistry) An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vasopressin.

noun

(biochemistry) An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

Example sentences

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The team awaits the results of an eight-week phase 2B vasopressin treatment trial in more than 100 autistic children.

2

This is mediated by intracellular uric acid, mitochondrial oxidative stress, the inhibition of AMP kinase and stimulation of vasopressin.

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After orgasm, the hormone vasopressin is released which causes a warm fuzzing feeling in both partners.

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Essentially if this theory is accurate it kind of shares similar patterns to diabetes insipidus which is essentially vasopressin dysfunction.

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I tried Vasopressin in the '80s, and the effects weren't worth the trouble to acquire and use it.

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More specifically, it seems that love is mediated a lot by hormones like oxytocin and vasopressin, so it has a biochemical basis.

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I always just attributed it to being overweight etc but I wonder if that’s the vasopressin fluid imbalance.

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Doing quick search, there is also interactions between Vasopressin and salt and blood pressure.

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Yeah, when I saw the subject line I thought the article was going to be about vasopressin/desmopressin.

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I’ve theorized in my book _Fat Gas_ that vasopressin levels are tied to elevated indoor CO2 levels.

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If elevated CO2 increases vasopressin, and if increased vasopressin drives symptoms of autism, then wouldn't we see a large population with autism symptoms in the Midwest or anywhere that people are indoors all winter?

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> The same hormone [vasopressin] that controls your blood pressure also determines if you can form a relationship.

Quote examples

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Anyone who has taken physiology and been educated in anesthesia knows that there are numerous factors and feedback loops that decouple your theory of a direct link between ambient pCO2 and "vasopressin levels".

Proper noun examples

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There have been studies for years showing Oxytocin (and also Vasopressin) is an important neurotransmitter in feelings of affection.

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Your body does keep track of your place in the social hierarchy with hormones like Vasopressin, Oxytocin, Testosterone and Estrogen.

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Vasopressin is tied to single-cell acid/base regulation, on that chromosome 3/7/17/X major axis.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use vasopressin in a sentence?

The team awaits the results of an eight-week phase 2B vasopressin treatment trial in more than 100 autistic children.

What does vasopressin mean?

(biochemistry) An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

What part of speech is vasopressin?

vasopressin is commonly used as noun.