title: Diabetes insipidus.
abstract: Diabetes insipidus is a metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency in the production of or response to arginine vasopressin (AVP). The lack of, or inability to appropriately respond to, AVP results in a lack of tubular reabsorption of water and urine of low specific gravity. Two main categories of diabetes insipidus are recognized in veterinary medicine: central and nephrogenic.
authors.affiliation: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
authors.forename: Tracey A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020346:Aquaporins / Q000502:physiology; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000502:physiology*; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D057805:Pets; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D020346:Aquaporins; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin