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_____________ secreted by the (ii) _____________ lobe of the pituitary gland. If this hormone secretion is reduced, there is an increased production of urine. This disorder is called (iii) ____________. Sometimes excess glucose is passed with urine due to hyposecretion of another hormone called (iv) _____________ leading to the cause of a disease called (v) ______________.
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Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) secreted by the (ii) Posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. If this hormone secretion is reduced, there is an increased production of urine. This disorder is called Diabetes insipidus (iii) . Sometimes excess glucose is passed with urine due to hyposecretion of another hormone called (iv) Vasopressin leading to the cause of a disease called (v) Blood pressure.
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