How to Use vasopressin in a Sentence

vasopressin

noun
  • But when rats have young, a surge of vasopressin helps push them to start caring for their pups.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2017
  • Block vasopressin and the male voles shifted back to their more peaceable selves.
    — National Geographic, 4 Oct. 2017
  • The brain communicates all this with a hormone called vasopressin.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • But the new study found that vasopressin levels, by contrast, remain stable over long periods.
    — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 3 May 2018
  • This can happen as the body releases hormones like vasopressin that constrict blood vessels and thicken the blood.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Those dogs that were more aggressive towards other dogs, however, had more vasopressin.
    — National Geographic, 4 Oct. 2017
  • But vasopressin also helps trigger cortisol, your main stress hormone.
    — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2026
  • My blood is pumping with passion, sped on by norepinephrine and vasopressin.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2012
  • In his own research with rats and voles, vasopressin promoted some maternal behaviors.
    — Andrea Marks, Scientific American, 1 July 2017
  • In his own research with rats and voles, vasopressin promoted some maternal behaviors.
    — Andrea Marks, Scientific American, 1 July 2017
  • These hormones, which are the bird versions of the human hormones oxytocin and vasopressin, are involved in the formation of bonds between bird mates.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2014
  • Hormones like vasopressin and oxytocin are key in helping create a sense of closeness in relationships and play a starring role in both scenarios.
    — Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2017
  • Hormones like vasopressin and oxytocin are key in helping create a sense of closeness in relationships and play a starring role in both scenarios.
    — Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2017
  • Outside the brain, vasopressin helps regulate blood pressure and fluid retention.
    — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 3 May 2018
  • However, while ground squirrels are hibernating, their vasopressin levels jump, but the animal still doesn’t drink.
    — Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Drinking alcohol triggers the hormone vasopressin, which regulates your body’s water and salt levels.
    — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
  • When you're dehydrated, your body releases vasopressin, a hormone that signals the kidneys to conserve water.
    — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Neuropeptides include oxytocin, vasopressin, and endorphins - which do feature in the paper.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2017
  • The compound seems to work by targeting the action of a receptor called the type-2 vasopressin receptor, which is involved in the disease, the researchers said.
    — Fox News, 23 June 2017
  • Research shows that people with obesity frequently have high levels of vasopressin, a hormone that helps the kidneys hold water to regulate urine volume.
    — The Conversation, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022
  • But recent studies suggest vasopressin has another purpose, which is to stimulate fat production.
    — The Conversation, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022
  • In order to get back to that level, the hormone vasopressin is released to try to retain water, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • If vasopressin can be strongly linked to autism, it could be used to diagnose the condition earlier, gauge the effectiveness of treatment, or even become a direct drug target.
    — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 6 May 2018
  • When your kidneys detect higher sodium, your body releases the hormone vasopressin, which tells your kidneys to retain water instead of eliminating it in your urine.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • This is because some conditions don't cause the overproduction of vasopressin but instead cause the kidneys to become less sensitive to the effects of vasopressin.
    — James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Dehydration can raise your blood sugar levels by increasing vasopressin and cortisol hormones.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 June 2026
  • Dehydration can raise your blood sugar levels by increasing vasopressin and cortisol hormones.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
  • An article on Tuesday about foods that keep you hydrated mischaracterized the hormone vasopressin.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2022
  • The four main types of DI are classified depending on the specific cause of vasopressin dysregulation.
    — Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
  • One of the most interesting things is the finding that the vasopressin in the CSF correlates with sociality in the macaques and in autism with children.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 2 May 2018

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