Herring bodies


Her·ring bod·ies

(her'ing), accumulations of neurosecretory granules in dilated terminal endings of axons in the neurohypophysis.

Herring bodies

(hĕr′ĭng) [Percy T. Herring, Brit. physiologist, 1872–1967] Secretory granules found in the terminal nerve endings of the hypothalamus and hypophyseal tract.

Herring,

Percy T., English physiologist, 1872-1967. Herring bodies - accumulations of neurosecretory granules in dilated terminal endings of axons in the neurohypophysis.