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Harris and
colleagues then transplanted the anterior
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pituitary back
under the midline hypothalamus, near the
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portal
vessels. Normal endocrine function
was restored,
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and subsequent
histology showed that the restoration of
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function
depended upon the successful revascularization
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of the anterior
pituitary by the primary capillary plexus of
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portal vessels in
the median eminence.
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These experiments
provided definitive proof of the
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functional
importance of the portal vascular system in
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connecting
hypothalamic regulation to anterior pituitary
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function.
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