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Question
Give the names of the hormones released by neurohypophysis.
A boy shows excessive thirst and micturition because of deficiency of a hormone secreted by neurohypophysis. Name the disease he is suffering from.
Solution
- Hormones released from the neurohypophysis are oxytocin and vasopressin.
- Hyposecretion of vasopressin or ADH results in diabetes insipidus which would be the cause of excessive thirst and micturition in the boy.
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