KROK 1 2023 – Question 140 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
A patient presents with impaired water reabsorption in the kidneys, which is directly related to disturbed secretion of a certain hormone. Name this hormone.
- A. Parathyroid hormone
- B. Thyrocalcitonin
- C. Natriuretic hormone
- D. Aldosterone
- E. Vasopressin
Hint
Water reabsorption in the collecting ducts depends on insertion of water channels under the control of a hypothalamic hormone released from the posterior pituitary.
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