Secretion of the hormone ADH may decrease or stop if the pituitarys posterior lobe is damaged, as

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Secretion of the hormone ADH may decrease or stop if the pituitary’s posterior lobe is damaged, as by a blow to the head. This is one cause of diabetes insipidus. People with this form of diabetes excrete so much dilute urine that they may become seriously dehydrated. Where are the target cells of ADH?

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Human Biology

ISBN: 9781305264540

11th Edition

Authors: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

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