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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Pituitary Hormones > Pituitary Hormones, Posterior

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Pituitary Hormones, Posterior  

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Entry terms

  • Neurohypophyseal Hormones
  • Neurohypophyseal Peptides

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Scope note

  • Hormones released from the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR). They include a number of peptides which are formed in the NEURONS in the HYPOTHALAMUS, bound to NEUROPHYSINS, and stored in the nerve terminals in the posterior pituitary. Upon stimulation, these peptides are released into the hypophysial portal vessel blood.

History note

  • PITUITRIN was heading 1975-95 (see under PITUITARY HORMONES, POSTERIOR 1975-90)

In other languages

  • neurohypofyysin hormonit

    Finnish

  • aivolisäkkeen takalohkon hormoni
  • aivolisäkkeen takalohkon hormonit
  • hypofyysin takalohkon hormoni
  • hypofyysin takalohkon hormonit
  • neurohypofyysin hormoni
  • takahypofyysin hormoni
  • takahypofyysin hormonit
  • Neurohypofyshormoner

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010909

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