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Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion via Perfusion through the Mice Vasculature with an Intact Pancreas
Published on: July 25, 2025
Diabetes insipidus
Shanika Samarasinghe1, Tamara Vokes
1The University of Chicago, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 1027, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. ssamaras@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Abstract:
Water balance is precisely regulated by vasopressin, thirst and the kidneys; plasma osmolality is maintained within a narrow range, despite large variations in normal water intake and loss. Disruption of these finely balanced mechanisms is common, however, and can be precipitated by various disease states. Diabetes insipidus is a disease process with several underlying pathogenic mechanisms--all ultimately resulting in excretion of large volumes of dilute urine. This review will discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes insipidus, with emphasis on disorders of osmoregulation following neurosurgery of the pituitary and hypothalamus.
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