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Vasopressin is an endogenous peptide hormone produced as part of a pro-hormone (preprovasopressin) in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus [1, 2]. From here it is transported via axonal transport to the posterior pituitary gland where it is stored in Herring bodies within nerve terminals (Fig. 1). The major stimuli for release into the circulation include the following:
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Decreased circulating blood volume (e.g., in hypovolemic shock) through baro-receptors in the left atrium, aortic arch, and carotid sinus
Vasopressin. Figure 1 
The major actions of vasopressin in restoring blood volume and blood pressure
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Jones, D., Bellomo, R. (2012). Vasopressin. In: Vincent, JL., Hall, J.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00418-6_331
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