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ADH increases of the walls of collecting duct.


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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH):

  1. It is also called vasopressin.
  2. It is synthesised by hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary.
  3. It plays an important role in water re-absorption at the collecting duct.
  4. It is effective in the re-absorption of water by changing the permeability of the collecting duct.

Final answer: ADH increases the permeability of the walls of the collecting duct.


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