The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin is required for formation of the neurovascular interface of the pituitary.

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Published in Dev Cell on October 18, 2011

Authors

Amos Gutnick1, Janna Blechman, Jan Kaslin, Lukas Herwig, Heinz-Georg Belting, Markus Affolter, Joshua L Bonkowsky, Gil Levkowitz

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, P.O. Box 26, Rehovot 76100, Israel.

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