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Functional Morphology of Neuroendocrine Systems pp 23–36Cite as

Morphofunctional Patterns of the Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal and Related Neuronal Systems

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It was almost six decades ago that Ernst Scharrer proposed in 1928 that his pioneer description of a new class of neurons — the hypothalamic neurosecretory neurons — might also provide the basis for anterior pituitary regulation. Today, his bold concept of neurosecretion not only emerges as the universal keystone of neuroendocrine regulatory systems, but has further developed as one of the most heuristic concepts in cellular neurobiology, whether it is oriented towards neurohormonal output or interneuronal transmission.

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  1. Laboratory of Endocrinological Neurobiology, UA 1197-CNRS, Department of Physiology, University of Montpellier II, 34060, Montpellier, France

    I. Assenmacher & G. Alonso

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, 10461, Bronx, New York, USA

    Berta Scharrer

  2. Department of Anatomy and Cytobiology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Aulweg 123, D-6300, Giessen, Deutschland

    Horst-Werner Korf

  3. Department of Anatomy II, Moorenstraße 5, D-4000, Düsseldorf 1, Deutschland

    Hans-Georg Hartwig

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Assenmacher, I., Alonso, G. (1987). Morphofunctional Patterns of the Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal and Related Neuronal Systems. In: Scharrer, B., Korf, HW., Hartwig, HG. (eds) Functional Morphology of Neuroendocrine Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72886-0_3

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