conditionDIABETES INSIPIDUS(which is not the same
disease process as DIABETESmellitus, a disorder of
INSULINproduction or METABOLISM). Kidney disease
may also interfere with the ability of the kidneys
to respond to ADH.
For further discussion of ADH within the con-
text of the endocrine system’s structure and func-
tion please see the overview section “The
Endocrine System.”
See also ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN HORMONE(ACTH);
ALDOSTERONE; FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE(FSH);
GROWTH HORMONE(GH); LUTEINIZING HORMONE(LH);
OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN; RENIN; THYROID-STIMULATING
HORMONE(TSH).114 The Endocrine System