Anti-diuretic hormone is secreted by

Hypothalamus

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Pituitary gland

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Liver

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Small intestine

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Solution

The correct option is C Pituitary gland
Antidiuretic hormone is also known commonly as arginine vasopressin, is a nine amino acid peptide secreted from the posterior pituitary. Within hypothalamic neurons, the hormone is packaged in secretory vesicles with a carrier protein called as neurophysin and both are released upon hormone secretion.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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