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Herring body

Term Information

Accession
GO:1990623
Name
Herring body
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
neurosecretory body
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The dilated terminal portions of neurosecretory axons constituting the hypothalamohypophyseal tract, found in close proximity to sinusoidal capillaries in the posterior pituitary. Herring bodies consist of aggregates of membrane-bound neurosecretory vesicles where oxytocin or antidiuretic hormone (ADH) are stored prior to release. Each Herring body also contains ATP and either neurophysin I or neurophysin II which bind to oxytocin and ADH, respectively. Source: Wikipedia:Herring_bodies, ISBN:0199652473
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See term history for GO:1990623 at QuickGO
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Herring body [is_a relation] is_a  axon terminus (GO:0043679)

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