- "Sagittal section of a human
pituitary, showing the relationship of its blood
supply to the neurosecretory cells of the
supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the
hypothalamus. The neuron labeled N represent a
neurosecretory cell releasing ADH (antidiuretic
hormone) or oxytocin at its axon terminals into
the capillaries giving rise to the venous
drainage of the posterior lobe. "
- http://bio.bio.rpi.edu/Parsons/Universal%20Files/Lectures/L28Endocr/28f3Lect.html
- courtesy of Robert H. Parsons, used with
permission
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