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Lack of __________ causes diabetes insipidus.

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vasopressin
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adrenaline
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thyroxine
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estrogen
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Solution

The correct option is A vasopressin
Kidney helps in excreting the waste product out of the body through urine.
An antidiuretic hormone called vasopressin helps the kidney to reabsorb the water back into the body.
It helps in maintaining the concentration of urine.
Diabetes insipidus is a rare disorder which is caused due to lack of vasopressin.
The person suffering from this disorder pass an abnormally large volume of dilute urine out of the body.

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