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Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
The hormone ADH increases the absorption of.......... from the collecting duct.

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The collecting duct system is under the control of antidiuretic hormone (ADH). When ADH is present, the collecting duct becomes permeable to water. The high osmotic pressure in the medulla then draws out water from the renal tubule .
Hence the answer is water.

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