Protein That Regulates Hormones Critical To Women’s Health Found In Pituitary

Protein That Regulates Hormones Critical To Women’s Health Found In Pituitary

The scientists found abundant amounts of the puzzling protein - whose main location and function were unknown until now - in a specific area of the pituitary gland. Like someone at a control knob, the protein may adjust the release of the two hormones that come almost exclusively from the posterior pituitary: oxytocin, which controls many reproductive functions, and vasopressin, which controls fluid balance.