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CSP: octapeptide antidiuretic hormones released by the neurohypophysis of vertebrates; they control water metabolism and balance, contract smooth muscles, and may also be neurotransmitters.,MSH: A pharmaceutical preparation containing a mixture of arg-vasopressin and lys-vasopressin. It is prepared by synthesis or obtained from neurohypophyseal extract of domestic animals. Its vasopressor activity is not less than 300 USP vasopressin units per mg.
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