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Oxytocin and vasopressin are :-...

Oxytocin and vasopressin are :-

A

Synthesized by pars nervosa

B

Stored in hypothalamus

C

Synthesized and stored by hypothalamus

D

Stored and released by neurohypophysis

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D
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