Q.

Which one of the following hormones though synthesised elsewhere, is stored and released by the pituitary gland?

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a

Luteinizing hormone

b

Antidiuretic hormone

c

Prolactin

d

Melanocyte stimulating hormone

answer is B.

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Antidiuretic hormone/Vasopressin is synthesized by hypothalamus but is strored and released by the posterior pituitary/neurohypohysis.

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Which one of the following hormones though synthesised elsewhere, is stored and released by the pituitary gland?