PUBLICATION

The neurohypophysis: fishing for new insights

Authors
Gutnick, A., and Levkowitz, G.
ID
ZDB-PUB-120514-9
Date
2012
Source
Journal of neuroendocrinology   24(6): 973-974 (Review)
Registered Authors
Gutnick, Amos, Levkowitz, Gil
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Axons/physiology
  • Humans
  • Neurons/physiology
  • Pituitary Gland, Posterior/cytology
  • Pituitary Gland, Posterior/metabolism
  • Pituitary Gland, Posterior/physiology*
PubMed
22574994 Full text @ J. Neuroendocrinol.
Abstract
The neurohypophysis is a neurovascular interface through which the brain regulates peripheral organs to maintain homeostasis. The molecular mechanisms underlying its formation are poorly understood, although the emergence of new genetic and imaging tools has begun to yield new insights. In a recent study, researchers discovered that, in embryonic zebrafish, oxytocin secreted from hypophyseal axons serves as a local angiogenic cue that pulls in nearby blood vessels.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping