Brain, pituitary gland and nutrition
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Brain, pituitary gland and nutrition.
The organization of a hypothalamic peptidergic neurone in terms of peptide biosynthesis and release was discussed with particular reference to the magnocellular system of neurones innervating the posterior pituitary. These neurones with their cell bodies in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus produce the peptides, oxytocin and vasopressin. Four principles of organizati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0029-6651,1475-2719
DOI: 10.1079/pns19810054