Oxytocin and Vasopressin Are

question 68

Multiple Choice

Oxytocin and vasopressin are

• A) both secreted in response to suckling in postpartum female mammals as part of a milk production and release process.
• B) both amine hormones transported along the hypophyseal portal system to the posterior pituitary.
• C) anterior pituitary hormones controlled by hypothalamic releasing hormones.
• D) synthesized in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus and transported along axon terminals to the posterior pituitary.

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