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Neurohypophysial hormone
The
neurohypophysial hormones
form a
family
of structurally and functionally related
peptide hormones
. Their main representatives are
oxytocin
and
vasopressin
. They are named for being secreted by the
neurohypophysis
, i.e. the
posterior pituitary gland
(
hypophysis
refers to the
pituitary gland
), itself a neuronal projection from the
hypothalamus
.
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