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The Pituitary GonadotropesThe Pituitary Gonadotropes

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Illustrations from Illustrations from

Principles of Neural Science by E. R. Kandel, J. H. Schwartz, and T. M. Jessell McGraw-Hill, Fourth Edition, 2000

Fundamental Neuroscience by L. R. Squire, F. E. Bloom, S. K. McConnell, J. L. Roberts, N. C. Spitzer, and M. J. Zygmond Academic Press, Second Edition, 2003

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Pituitary Gland and HypothalamusPituitary Gland and Hypothalamus

Anatomy of the brain, showing pituitary gland and hypothalamus

From: Kandel, et al. Figure 19.15, p367

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The Pituitary GlandThe Pituitary Gland

General features of brain-pituitary-target organ systems

From: Squire, et al., Figure 40-1, p 1032

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The Brain-Pituitary-Gonadal AxisThe Brain-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis

Schematic representation of brain-pituitary-gonadal axis showing GnRH neurons and gonadotropes

From: Squire, et al., Figure 40-11, p 1053