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magnocellular neurosecretory cell (duplicate class)

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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. [ ]

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magnocellular neurosecretory cell (duplicate class)

Synonyms
  • magnocellular neuron