Also known as: ADH-
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Antidiuretic hormone, is a neurohypophysial hormone found in most mammals. Its two primary functions are to retain water in the body and to constrict blood vessels. It regulates the body's retention of water by acting to increase water reabsorption in the collecting ducts of the kidney nephron.
PhysiologyThe property of a lubricant that causes it to cling or adhere to a solid surface. Or The degree of attachment of a paint coating to a surface. Weak adhesion of paint to a surface is a common cause of paint failure. The quality or degree of attachment between a paint coating and the surface or paint beneath it. The ability of dry paint to remain on the surface without blistering, flaking or cracking.
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