Biomaterial Database

[On the obstetrical aspects of diabetes insipidus]. 1963

M SAS, and I SZELL

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009774	Obstetrics	A medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium.
D003919	Diabetes Insipidus	A disease that is characterized by frequent urination, excretion of large amounts of dilute URINE, and excessive THIRST. Etiologies of diabetes insipidus include deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (also known as ADH or VASOPRESSIN) secreted by the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS, impaired KIDNEY response to ADH, and impaired hypothalamic regulation of thirst.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D020790	Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic	A genetic or acquired polyuric disorder caused by a deficiency of VASOPRESSINS secreted by the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. Clinical signs include the excretion of large volumes of dilute URINE; HYPERNATREMIA; THIRST; and polydipsia. Etiologies include HEAD TRAUMA; surgeries and diseases involving the HYPOTHALAMUS and the PITUITARY GLAND. This disorder may also be caused by mutations of genes such as ARVP encoding vasopressin and its corresponding neurophysin (NEUROPHYSINS).	Central Diabetes Insipidus,Diabetes Insipidus Cranial Type,Diabetes Insipidus Primary Central,Diabetes Insipidus Secondary To Vasopressin Deficiency,Diabetes Insipidus, Central,Diabetes Insipidus, Cranial Type,Diabetes Insipidus, Neurohypophyseal,Diabetes Insipidus, Neurohypophyseal Type,Diabetes Insipidus, Pituitary,Diabetes Insipidus, Primary Central,Neurogenic Diabetes Insipidus,Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus,Pituitary Diabetes Insipidus,Vasopressin Defective Diabetes Insipidus,Vasopressin Deficiency