Diabetes insipidus is caused due to deficiency of

Question

Diabetes insipidus is caused due to deficiency of (A) Aldosterone (B) ADH (C) ACTH (D) TSH

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The amount of water excreted in the urine is controlled by antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin). Hyposecretion of ADH results in diabetes insipidus, where the kidneys cannot concentrate the urine, and a large amount of dilute urine is excreted.

Q. Diabetes insipidus is caused due to deficiency of

Aldosterone

ADH

ACTH

TSH

The amount of water excreted in the urine is controlled by antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin). Hyposecretion of ADH results in diabetes insipidus, where the kidneys cannot concentrate the urine, and a large amount of dilute urine is excreted.