Posterior pituitary

endocrine_axis · endocrine · renal · reproductive

Posterior pituitary. oxytocin / vasopressin. Endocrine axis pathway. Magnocellular neurons in supraoptic + paraventricular nuclei synthesize oxytocin + arginine…

Modulators

• oxytocin — activator
• vasopressin — activator
• desmopressin — activator

Sources: PMID:26154981, PMID:18509340