The general nervous system depressant
Ethanol is a general nervous system depressant, and among the neurons inhibited by ethanol are neurosecretory cells of the hypothalamus. Using your knowledge of hormones released by the posterior pituitary, how would ethanol consumption affect urine volume, the urine’s osmolarity, and the blood’s osmolarity? Explain your answers, including the hormone involved.
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