Central Diabetes Insipidus is characterized by a failure to secrete which hormone, and where is this hormone synthesized?
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Correct answer: ADH; synthesized in the hypothalamus
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is synthesized in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus. It is then transported down axons to the posterior pituitary for storage and release.
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