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Explain the effects of the production of large amounts of antidiuretic hormone in the human body​

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Antiuretic hormone is a hormone that performs functions related to the reabsorption of water molecules through of the kidneys and with the decrease in the amount of urine accumulated in the body. An excess of antiuretic hormone conditions a retention of water and the elimination of sodium in the urine

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) participates in regulating the water balance in the body, controlling the amount of water reabsorbed by the kidneys after they have filtered waste from the blood. Excess ADH leads to increased water reabsorption in the collecting duct, with increased urinary osmolarity. If there is too much ADH, water is retained, blood volume increases and affect can lead to nausea, headaches, disorientation, lethargy and hyponatraemia (decreased sodium concentration in the blood).

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