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neurohypophysis
neurohypophysis The neurohypophysis is the neural part of the pituitary gland, also called the posterior pituitary.
The neurohypophysis is the neural part of the pituitary gland, also called the posterior pituitary. It is made up of the far ends of nerve fibers from hypothalamic neurons that carry vasopressin and oxytocin down the pituitary stalk to the posterior lobe.