Oxytocin and Vasopressin Are

Multiple Choice

Oxytocin and vasopressin are

A) both secreted in response to suckling in postpartum female mammals as part of a milk production and release process.
B) both amine hormones transported along the hypophyseal portal system to the posterior pituitary.
C) anterior pituitary hormones controlled by hypothalamic releasing hormones.
D) synthesized in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus and transported along axon terminals to the posterior pituitary.