vasopressin
英 [,ve?z??'pres?n]
美[,veso'pr?s?n]
- n. 加壓素；[生化] 抗利尿激素；[生化] 后葉加壓素
英英釋意
- 1. hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules