| Term Name: | magnocellular neurosecretory cell (duplicate class) |
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| Synonyms: | magnocellular neuron |
| Definition: | A neurosecretory neuron residing mainly in the hypothalamic supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei and in a number of smaller accessory cell groups between these two nuclei, that secretes the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin. |
| Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0011003] |