Part of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis, it controls most of the body's endocrine functions via the secretion of various hormones into the circulatory system.
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By contrast, the hormones of the posterior pituitary gland are secreted into the systemic circulation directly from the nerve endings of hypothalamic neurons.
Then the hypothalamic parotid hormone releasing factor was partially purified but not completed because of the rejection of a research grant application.
A 10-year-old girl in another case had a hypothalamic astrocytoma removed, which caused a postoperative clot leading to diencephalon and midbrain compression.