Vasopressin is a peptide hormone that increases water permeability of the kidney's collecting duct and distal convoluted tubule by inducing translocation of aquaporin-CD water channels in the plasma membrane of collecting duct cells. It also increases peripheral vascular resistance, which in turn increases arterial blood pressure.
The Eagle Has Landed: Book Review. The Eagle Has Landed was written by Jack Higgins and published in 1975. It is generally regarded as a classic of the spy thriller genre. The Eagle Has Landed: Logline . During World War Two, a unit of German paratroopers and an Irish revolutionary infiltrate England to try to kidnap Churchill.
The Eagle Has Flown: The Sequel . The Eagle Has Flown relies on a retcon to get the plot going. Steiner was clearly dead at the end of The Eagle has Landed: The second bullet caught him in the heart, killing him instantly. But at the start of The Eagle has Flown, he is resurrected. Apparently he was âvery luckyâ that the bullets didnât kill him. Itâs hard to get over such implausibility, but if you can live with it, then the novel is a solid enough thriller, though nothing like as good as The Eagle Has Landed.