<Dd> <Dl> <Dt> Hypothalamic control </Dt> </Dl> </Dd> <Dl> <Dt> Hypothalamic control </Dt> </Dl> <P> Hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary gland is regulated by hormones secreted by the hypothalamus . Neuroendocrine cells in the hypothalamus project axons to the median eminence, at the base of the brain . At this site, these cells can release substances into small blood vessels that travel directly to the anterior pituitary gland (the hypothalamo - hypophyseal portal vessels). </P> <Dl> <Dd> <Dl> <Dt> Other Control Mechanisms </Dt> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl>

What controls hormone release from the anterior pituitary gland