A patient with central DI begins therapy with a vasopressin nasal spray. This medication replaces the hormone usually secreted by which set of pituitary cells? A. Acidophilic cells of the anterior...

A patient with central DI begins therapy with a vasopressin nasal spray. This medication replaces the hormone usually secreted by which set of pituitary cells?

A. Acidophilic cells of the anterior lobe

B. Basophilic cells of the anterior lobe

C. Cells of the posterior lobe receiving projections from the paraventricular hypothalamus

D. Cells of the posterior lobe receiving projections from the supraoptic hypothalamus

E. Cells of the posterior lobe receiving signals through the hypothalamic portal vein