Herring-body Definition

noun

(anatomy) A neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.

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Noun

Singular:
herring-body
Plural:
herring-bodies

Origin of Herring-body

  • They were first described by Percy Theodore Herring in 1908.

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