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.
Double Eagle may also refer to: Double Eagle II , a manned helium balloon that became the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 1978 Double Eagle II Airport , an airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico An extremely rare golf score of three strokes under par on one hole, also known as an albatross Colt Double Eagle , a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company between 1989 and 1997 Raider Snowmobiles Double Eagle, produced in the early 1970s The Double Eagle , a novel by ...