Schematic representation of the relation between arginine vasopressin (AVP, antidiuretic hormone) and the AVP receptor 2 (AVPR2). The receptor is depicted as seven coiled red ribbons. AVP is nestled within a pocket formed by the transmembrane domains of AVPR2.
Adapted from: Bichet DG, Oksche A, Rosenthal E, J Am Soc Nephrol 1997; 8:1951.
