Which consequence results when hypothalamic-pituitary axis negative repression fails?

💡 Explanation

Failure of negative feedback causes continuous hormone production via broken repression, because no signal inhibits secretion, therefore creating sustained elevated levels of the hormone, rather than suppressed hormone levels or changes elsewhere.

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