Which of the following hormones is primarily regulated by a humoral stimulus related to blood osmolarity rather than hormonal feedback?
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Correct answer: ADH
ADH (vasopressin) release is regulated by osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus sensing changes in blood osmolarity (a humoral stimulus), prompting water reabsorption to correct osmolarity.
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