What part of the brain is in charge of the endocrine glands of the rat?

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Mandira P.
May 27, 2017

Rat is a highly evolved mammal: hypothalamus region of its brain is in charge of endocrine system . Hypothalamus remains connected to pituitary, which in turn directly controls most of the endocrine glands of the body.

Explanation:

An example of endocrine control by negative feedback could be seen in the following diagram:

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