Herring body

English

Etymology

They were first described by Percy Theodore Herring in 1908.

Noun

Herring body (plural Herring bodies)

  1. (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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