Biology A-Level
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
What Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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Produced in the hypothalamus and secreted into the blood by the posterior pituitary gland, travelling to the kidneys.
Topics that use Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
- Control of blood water potential (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Aquaporins
- hypothalamus
- Hypothalamus and posterior pituitary
- negative feedback
- osmoreceptors
- Osmoregulation
- water potential of blood
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