ADH- Anti- Diuretic Hormone
- It is produced in a region of the brain known as the Hypothalamus
- It flows through the blood streams to the kidney
- Its effect is to control and alter the quantity of water in blood
- The tissue fluid should be isotonic with the cells
- ADH targets the collecting duct
- It allows more water to come out of the collecting duct
- ADH makes the collecting duct walls more porous
- Consequences of ADH- urine becomes more concentrated and the volume decreases
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