What hypothalamic pathways influence endocrine function?
	• The hypothalamus controls the endocrine system by secreting oxytocin and vasopressin into the general circulation from nerve terminals ending in the posterior pituitary (5 in figure). • The hypothalamus also secretes regulatory hormones into local portal circulation that drains into the anterior pituitary (3 and 4). • Finally, some hypothalamic neurons influence peptidergic neurons, synapsing at those neurons cell bodies or axon terminals (1 and 2).