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Comparative aspects of hypothalamic-hypophysial relationships

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Abstract

Until recently studies on hypothalamic-hypophysial relationships almost exclusively dealt with the hypothalamic control of the release of the antidiuretic and oxytocic hormones from the pars nervosa of the neurohypophysis.1 However, since the late 1940’s a rapidly growing literature has unequivocally demonstrated a hypothalamic control of at least some of the functions of the pars distalis in higher vertebrates, for instance gonadotropic, adrenocorticotropic and thyrotropic functions. Strong evidence supports the theory that this control is mediated by substances released in the median eminence and carried with the blood to the pars distalis. Further evidence obtained during the last few years favours the concept that these substances are chemically closely related to the pars nervosa hormones. In the present paper these new discoveries are considered in the light of previous knowledge of the various aspects of hypothalamic-hypophysial relationships in vertebrates, and some consequences to theories on the evolution of neurohypophysial functions are pointed out.

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Jørgensen, C.B., Larsen, L.O. (1960). Comparative aspects of hypothalamic-hypophysial relationships. In: Autrum, H., et al. Ergebnisse der Biologie. Ergebnisse der Biologie Advances in Biology, vol 22. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-94769-8_1

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