Overview of the anatomy of arginine vasopressin (AVP) production and release from the neurohypophysis
Overview of the anatomy of arginine vasopressin (AVP) production and release from the neurohypophysis
Hypothalamic cell bodies located in the
paraventricular nuclei synthesize AVP. The axons of these AVP-producing neurons
course through the pituitary stalk and the posterior pituitary, where the
neuron terminals secrete AVP into the circulation.