Explain how antidiuretic hormone can help regulate an abnormal increase in solute concentration in the extracellular fluid.
What will be an ideal response?
The release of antidiuretic hormone can regulate an increase in solute concentration by causing reabsorption of water by the kidney. With reabsorption, blood water volume increases, decreasing solute concentration.
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