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Antidiuretic Agents
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Definition
: Agents that reduce the excretion of URINE, most notably the octapeptide VASOPRESSINS.
note entry term ANTIDIURETIC EFFECT: use only for the antidiuretic effect of a chemical substance
Other names
Effects, Antidiuretic; Effect, Antidiuretic; Anti Diuretic Agents; Agents, Antidiuretic; Agents, Anti-
Diuretic; Antidiuretic Effects; Antidiuretic Effect; Anti-
Diuretic Agents
Substances having this pharmacologic action:
Arginine Vasopressin
;
Vasopressins
;
Lypressin
;
Deamino Arginine Vasopressin