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Due to morbid affection of the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus a 40-year-old patient has developed polyuria (10-12 liters per day) and polydipsia. The following hormone is deficient, thus leading to this disturbance:

Answer options

  1. Thyrotropin
  2. Corticotropin
  3. Vasopressin
  4. Oxytocin
  5. Somatotropin
Correct answer

Vasopressin

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