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Herring bodies or neurosecretory bodies are structures found in the posterior pituitary. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus and hormones are temporarily stored in these locations.They are neurosecretory terminals.Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin are both stored in Herring bodies but are not stored simultaneously in the same Herring body.In addition each Herring Body also contains ATP and a neurophysin.

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