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Parent topics

• Hypothalamus [r]: A part of the mammalian brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon. ^[e]
• Neuroendocrinology [r]: The study of the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Oxytocin [r]: A mammalian hormone that is secreted into the bloodstream from the posterior pituitary gland, and which is also released into the brain where it has effects on social behaviors. ^[e]
• Vasopressin [r]: A hormone also called (arginine vasopressin, (AVP); formerly known as antidiuretic hormone, ADH), produced in the hypothalamus secreted from the posterior pituitary that causes kidneys to concentrate urine to conserve water, also causes vasoconstriction. ^[e]
• Corticotrophin releasing hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Thyrotrophin releasing hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Posterior pituitary gland [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Magnocellular neurosecretory cell [r]: Large neuroendocrine neuron in the supraoptic nucleus and paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus that projects to the posterior pituitary gland. ^[e]

Related topics

• Supraoptic nucleus [r]: An aggregation in the hypothalamus of magnocellular neurosecretory neurones that project to the posterior pituitary gland, and which secrete the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin ^[e]
• Milk-ejection reflex [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Stress [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See stress (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.