If a person moved from Boston to Miami, how would the normal pattern of ADH secretion be altered? Could a person prepare to move to a new climate by chemically altering ADH release?
In Boston the is colder when compared to Miami.
So, in summers water is lost more in the form of sweat as compared to winters. The body becomes dehydrated in summer so there is more amount of release of ADH in the body.
ADH antidiuretic hormone or vasopressin is synthesised by hypothalamus and released by posterior pituitary maintains osmolarity of the blood. It increases the water reabsorption from the nephrons of the kidney.
So, in colder environment like Boston ADH will be less and in Miami it's level increases considerably.
There are various chemicals which alter the levels of ADH.
Drugs that increase the levels of ADH are vasotrict, vasopressin etc.
Drugs that decrease ADH are alcohol, etc.
So, there are chemicals which can affect the levels of ADH in the blood.
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