What does premammillary mean?
Premammillary means (anatomy) In front of the mammillary body.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(anatomy) In front of the mammillary body.
Leptin, a hormone secreted by adipocytes, not only directly stimulates the release of gonadotropin from the anterior pituitary gland, but it also stimulates the hypothalamic ventral premammillary neurons to release glutamate, which activates GnRH neurons [16 ].
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Premammillary means (anatomy) In front of the mammillary body.
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Leptin, a hormone secreted by adipocytes, not only directly stimulates the release of gonadotropin from the anterior pituitary gland, but it also stimulates the hypothalamic ventral premammillary neurons to release glutamate, which activates GnRH neurons [16 ].
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