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Endocrine System > Endocrine Glands > Pituitary Gland > Pituitary Gland, Anterior
Nervous System > Neurosecretory Systems > Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System > Pituitary Gland > Pituitary Gland, Anterior
Endocrine System > Neurosecretory Systems > Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System > Pituitary Gland > Pituitary Gland, Anterior
... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Limbic System > Hypothalamus > Hypothalamus, Middle > Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System > Pituitary Gland > Pituitary Gland, Anterior
... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Prosencephalon > Diencephalon > Hypothalamus > Hypothalamus, Middle > Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System > Pituitary Gland > Pituitary Gland, Anterior

Preferred term

Pituitary Gland, Anterior  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland, also known as the adenohypophysis. It secretes the ADENOHYPOPHYSEAL HORMONES that regulate vital functions such as GROWTH; METABOLISM; and REPRODUCTION.

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Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Adenohypophysis
  • Anterior Lobe of Pituitary
  • Anterior Pituitary Gland
  • Lobus Anterior
  • Pars Distalis of Pituitary

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Adénohypophyse

    French

  • Adéno-hypophyse
  • Antéhypophyse
  • Glande pituitaire antérieure
  • Hypophyse antérieure
  • Lobe antérieur de l'hypophyse
  • Lobe antérieur de la glande pituitaire

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