Herring bodies
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Herring bodies
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Herring bodies or neurosecretory bodies are structures found in the posterior pituitary. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus, and hormones are temporarily stored in these locations. They are neurosecretory terminals. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin are both stored in Herring bodies, but are not stored simultaneously in the same Herring body. In addition, each Herring body also contains ATP and a type of neurophysin. Neurophysins are binding proteins, of whi
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Structures in the pituitary gland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herring_bodies
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2023-02-06T23:41:03Z
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