A patient with a pituitary tumor might suffer with polyuria (production of too much urine) as a result of decreased secretion of
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is produced in the pituitary to make the collecting ducts in the nephrons more permeable to water and therefore cause greater water reabsorption and concentration of urine. Decreased ADH leads to polyurea. People urinate a lot when they drink alcohol. It is because ethanol inhibits ADH release, increasing urine volume.
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