In diabetes insipidus, clinical manifestations are caused by a deficiency of
a. antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
c. thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
d. adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
A
Diabetes insipidus is a transient or permanent metabolic disorder of the posterior pituitary in which ADH is deficient.
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