- Sagittal section of a human pituitary,
showing the relationship of its blood supply to
the hypothalamic neurosecretory cells in the
adenohypophysis. Neurosecretory neurons are shown
secreting releasing factors into the capillary
networks giving rise the long and short
hypophyseal portal vessels, respectively. The
releasing hormones reach the hormone-secreting
cells of the anterior lobe via the portal
vessels.
- http://bio.bio.rpi.edu/Parsons/Universal%20Files/Lectures/L28Endocr/28f2Lect.html
- courtesy of Robert H.
Parsons, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
used with permission
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