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Diabetes Insipidus

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Definition: A disease that is characterized by frequent urination, excretion of large amounts of dilute URINE, and excessive THIRST. Etiologies of diabetes insipidus include deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (also known as ADH or VASOPRESSIN) secreted by the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS, impaired KIDNEY response to ADH, and impaired hypothalamic regulation of thirst.     
See Also Diabetes Mellitus
Examples Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic; Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic; Wolfram Syndrome
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Gestational Diabetes Insipidus  0   *Diabetes Insipidus.
Dipsogenic Diabetes Insipidus  0   *Diabetes Insipidus.
Schofer Beetz Bohl syndrome  0   *Brain Diseases, Metabolic *Calcinosis *Diabetes Insipidus *Intellectual Disability.
AVP protein, human  0   *Neurophysins *Protein Precursors *Vasopressins Diabetes Insipidus. Eur J Endocrinol 2001 Oct;145(4):439-44

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