Antidiuretic hormone, also called arginine vasopressin (AVP), is a hormone produced by the hypothalamus in the brain and stored in the posterior pituitary gland at the base of the brain. ADH helps regulate water balance in the body.
Stew meat is typically cut into 3/4 inch to 1 1/2 inch cubes and cooked with vegetables, such as potatoes, carrots, celery and onions cut into similar sizes. You can purchase the meat precut and packaged for convenience or buy a roast and cut it yourself. Precut stew beef is usually more expensive per pound than roasts.
Stew Beef. Beef tips may be used for stews but beef labeled stew beef is most often taken from the steer's neck, shoulder and shank; and from the breast plate, the source of short ribs, and back leg, or heel of round. Stew beef is less tender than other cuts because it is what is left over after the steaks and roasts have been cut.