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Concept information

Preferred term

arginine vasopressin

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information The predominant form of mammalian antidiuretic hormone. It is a nonapeptide containing an arginine at residue 8 and two disulfide-linked cysteines at residues of 1 and 6. Arg-vasopressin is used to treat diabetes insipidus or to improve vasomotor tone and blood pressure.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • arg-vasopressin

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/142752

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