Study of the hypothalamus and adjacent areas of the brain in adult rats revealed that, along with the osmosensitivity of neurosecretory cells, the transport of vasopressin and oxytocin along their axons and their release from the terminals into the bloodstream are impeded. This is due to the absence of axonal bonds between the accessory groups of neurosecretory cells and the posterior lobe of the pituitary.
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