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Water in health and disease: new aspects of disturbances in water metabolism.
The Netherlands journal of medicine - 1 Oct 2007
Peters H P E, Robben J H, Deen P M T, Wetzels J F M
Abstract excerpt
Vasopressin is a critical regulator of water homeostasis. There are two major receptors for vasopressin: V1 and V2 receptors. Disturbances in water balance are commonly encountered in clinical practice and can be divided into disorders of urinary dilution and concentration. The major representatives of such disorders are diabetes insipidus and the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SI...
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