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Gil Lebkowitz

The pituitary gland of the zebrafish. The variety of cell types are marked in different colors: in purple - phytocytes, in red and green - two types of hormone-producing cells

Where does the fish secrete from: back to the origins of the pituitary gland

Weizmann Institute scientists are challenging a 200-year-old doctrine about the formation of the gland from the secretion of hormones. Their findings may lead to new approaches in the treatment of various medical problems
The hormone oxytocin (in purple) at the secretion points in the synapses (in green) in the transparent brain of a genetically modified zebrafish. Prof. Gil Levkovitch, Weizmann Institute

the love bubble

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The triumvirate of the neurohypophysis: phytocytes (in purple) scattered between the ends of axons (in green) and blood capillaries (in red)

Discovery: how certain blood vessels in the brain open "windows" that allow overcoming the blood-brain barrier

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Close-up of a zebrafish eye. A sophisticated and accurate vision system

A look at the fish's eye

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The cover of Neuron magazine from February 2012, with an article by researchers from the Weizmann Institute on the body's function in stressful situations

Editing under pressure

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