Vasopressin
A) can completely halt urine production during periods of water deprivation to conserve water for the body
B) activates the cyclic AMP second-messenger system within the tubular cells
C) renders the distal and collecting tubules impermeable to water
D) increases Na+ reabsorption by the distal portions of the nephron
E) stimulates the active salt pump of the ascending limb of the loop of Henle to establish the medullary vertical osmotic gradient
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A) secretion is stimulated by a water
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A) induces the kidneys to produce
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