vasopressin
英 [,veɪzəʊ'presɪn]
美[,veso'prɛsɪn]
- n. 加压素；[生化] 抗利尿激素；[生化] 后叶加压素
英英释意
- 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