An Autopsy Is Done for an 82-Year-Old Man Who Has

An autopsy is done for an 82-year-old man who has died after having a brainstem stroke. During the autopsy, there is destruction in a group of pigmented neurons in the posterior rostral pons, at the lateral floor of the fourth ventricle. These neurons function to release which of the following compounds?

A) Dopamine
B) Dynorphin
C) Epinephrine
D) Histamine
E) Norepinephrine
F) Orexin
G) Oxytocin
H) Vasopressin

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