Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Two men are diagnosed with diabetes insipidus. One didn’t have the disorder until he suffered a stroke. The other had a withstood the condition all his life, and it had never responded to exogenous ADH despite the presence of normal ADH receptors. What mightbe the cause of the diabetes insipidus in the two men? 

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