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Nervous System > Neurosecretory Systems > Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
Endocrine System > Neurosecretory Systems > Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System

Preferred term

Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A collection of NEURONS, tracts of NERVE FIBERS, endocrine tissue, and blood vessels in the HYPOTHALAMUS and the PITUITARY GLAND. This hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal circulation provides the mechanism for hypothalamic neuroendocrine (HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES) regulation of pituitary function and the release of various PITUITARY HORMONES into the systemic circulation to maintain HOMEOSTASIS.

Entry terms

  • Hypophyseal Portal System
  • Hypothalamic Hypophyseal System
  • Hypothalamic-Pituitary Unit

In other languages

  • French

  • Axe hypothalamo-hypophysaire
  • Axe hypothalamo-pituitaire
  • Axe hypothalamopituitaire
  • Système hypothalamo-hypophysaire
  • Système hypothalamo-pituitaire
  • Système hypothalamohypophysaire
  • Système hypothalamopituitaire

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