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What does VP stand for?

Vasopressin


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Samples in periodicals archive:
Alcohol causes the brain, specifically the pituitary gland, to clock vasopressin, the body''s natural antidiuretic hormone.
Victoria state paramedic Michael Vasopressin said the man had gone to rescue his dog, which was being held down by the kangaroo in a dam at Arthur's Creek, when the kangaroo turned on him.
On the contrary, scientists have found that neurochemicals released in sex, vasopressin and oxytocin, mean that where lust leads, territorial feelings often follow.
Diabetes insipidus, not to be confused with the more common diabetes mellitus, is a relatively rare disorder resulting from a failure to produce sufficient amounts of vasopressin, also known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
Alcohol can be a headache in various ways, including its impact on sleep: Too many loo breaks: Alcohol stops the brain from releasing an important chemical, called vasopressin, which normally regulates the amount of water in your body.
Looking at endocrinology from the perspective of the intensive care unit, articles also cover endocrine disturbances caused by non-endocrine critical illnesses including neuroendocrine response, change within growth hormone and related axes in critical illness, are changes within the thyroid axis, adrenal response to critical illness, catecholamines and vasopressin, novel insights into the diabetes of injury, and disorders of body water homeostasis.
Young put vasopressin receptors into the brains of meadow voles -- a promiscuous cousin of the prairie voles -- and "those guys who should never, ever bond with a female, bonded with a female.
Young put vasopressin receptors into the brains of meadow voles — a promiscuous cousin of the prairie voles — and "those guys who should never, ever bond with a female, bonded with a female.

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