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114 The Endocrine System<br />

condition DIABETES INSIPIDUS (which is not the same<br />

disease process as DIABETES mellitus, a disorder <strong>of</strong><br />

INSULIN production or METABOLISM). Kidney disease<br />

may also interfere with the ability <strong>of</strong> the kidneys<br />

to respond to ADH.<br />

For further discussion <strong>of</strong> ADH within the context<br />

<strong>of</strong> the endocrine system’s structure <strong>and</strong> function<br />

please see the overview section “The<br />

Endocrine System.”<br />

See also ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN HORMONE (ACTH);<br />

ALDOSTERONE; FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH);<br />

GROWTH HORMONE (GH); LUTEINIZING HORMONE (LH);<br />

OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN; RENIN; THYROID-STIMULATING<br />

HORMONE (TSH).

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