Rossi Tracey A, Ross Linda A
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
Compend Contin Educ Vet. 2008 Jan;30(1):43-51; quiz 52.
Diabetes insipidus is a metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency in the production of or response to arginine vasopressin (AVP). The lack of, or inability to appropriately respond to, AVP results in a lack of tubular reabsorption of water and urine of low specific gravity. Two main categories of diabetes insipidus are recognized in veterinary medicine: central and nephrogenic.
尿崩症是一种代谢紊乱疾病，由精氨酸加压素（AVP）分泌不足或机体对其反应异常所致。AVP缺乏或机体无法对其做出适当反应会导致肾小管对水的重吸收减少，进而产生低比重尿液。兽医学中公认的尿崩症主要有两大类：中枢性尿崩症和肾性尿崩症。
