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%20Magnetic%20resonance%20image%20(MRI)%20and%20(B)%20corresponding%20schematic%20illustration%20of%20the%20human%20hypothalamus%20(H)%20and%20pituitary%20gland%20seen%20in%20saggital%20orientation.&p=BOOKS&id=279126_fnct-antmy-hyptl-pit_Fig-06.jpg "Click on image to zoom")
(A) Magnetic resonance image (MRI) and (B) corresponding schematic illustration of the human hypothalamus (H) and pituitary gland seen in saggital orientation. Note the high intensity or "bright spot" of the posterior pituitary by MRI in (A), sharply defining the boundary between the anterior pituitary gland. III = third ventricle (Modified from Lechan RM. Neuroendocrinology of Pituitary Hormone Regulation. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics 16:475-501, 1987.)
From: Functional Anatomy of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary
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