Tuberohypophyseal tract

Tractus tuberohypophysialis

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The tuberohypophyseal tract is a bundle of axons from nuclei in the intermediate hypothalamic region that release peptides and hormones into the infundibulum to regulate hormone secretion from the adenohypophysis.

References

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.