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Posterior Pituitary Hormones

Known as: posterior pituitary, pituitary posterior, posterior pituitary hormone 
Hormones released from the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR). They include a number of peptides which are formed in the NEURONS in the… 
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Pituitary Hormones

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Review
2003
Review
2003
Central mechanisms of stress integration: hierarchical circuitry controlling hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenocortical responsiveness
Review
2002
Review
2002
Risky families: family social environments and the mental and physical health of offspring.
Risky families are characterized by conflict and aggression and by relationships that are cold, unsupportive, and neglectful… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, neuroendocrine factors and stress.
Review
2000
Review
2000
Prolactin: structure, function, and regulation of secretion.
Prolactin is a protein hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that was originally named for its ability to promote lactation in… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
The Corticosteroid Receptor Hypothesis of Depression
  • F. Holsboer
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • 2000
  • Corpus ID: 30009640
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Correction of the sterility defect in homozygous obese female mice by treatment with the human recombinant leptin
The sterility of male and female homozygous ob/ob mice is a recognized feature of the ob mutation1. Whereas ob/ob males can… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Urocortin, a mammalian neuropeptide related to fish urotensin I and to corticotropin-releasing factor
CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING factor (CRF), a peptide first isolated from mammalian brain1, is critical in the regulation of the… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Nutritional regulation of the insulin-like growth factors.
Nutrition is one of the main regulators of circulating IGF-I. In humans, serum IGF-I concentrations are markedly lowered by… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Synthesis, transport, and release of posterior pituitary hormones.
Vasopressin and oxytocin are made and released by neurons of the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system. Pulse labeling these… 
Review
1953
Review
1953
Histochemistry: Theoretical and Applied
A. G. E. Pearse is a relative newcomer to the field of histochemistry. He holds an M.D. degree from the University of Cambridge… 
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