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• Median eminence [r]: Specialised region at the base of the brain containing the hypothalamo-hypophysial portal vessels and neuroendocrine nerve endings that release their products into them. ^[e]
• Posterior pituitary [r]: Gland that contains nerve endings of hypothalamic neuroendocrine neurons that secrete the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin ^[e]
• Subfornical organ [r]: One of the circumventricular organs of the brain, lacking a blood-brain barrier, known as a site where blood-borne factors are "sensed". ^[e]
• Organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis [r]: Circumventricular organ at the base of the anterior wall of the third ventricle with an important role in regulation of electrolyte balance. ^[e]
• Area postrema [r]: Circumventricular organ at the floor of the fourth ventricle apparently specialised to detect blood-borne factors relevant to energy intake and utilisation. ^[e]
• Subcommissural organ [r]: Glandular structure of the brain apparently specialised for secretion into the cerebrospinal fluid. ^[e]
• Pineal gland [r]: Endocrine gland, in humans near the centre of the brain, secretes melatonin. ^[e]
• Area postrema [r]: Circumventricular organ at the floor of the fourth ventricle apparently specialised to detect blood-borne factors relevant to energy intake and utilisation. ^[e]
• Choroid plexus [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Neuroendocrinology [r]: The study of the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system. ^[e]
• Hypothalamus [r]: A part of the mammalian brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon. ^[e]
• Blood-brain barrier [r]: Add brief definition or description