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PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR
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Descriptor
English
:
Pituitary Gland, Anterior
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Adenohipófisis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Adeno-Hipófise
Synonyms
English
:
Adenohypophysis
Tree Number:
A06.407.747.500
A06.688.357.750.500
A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500.500
A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.500
A08.713.357.750.500
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
diseases: coordinate IM with
PITUITARY DISEASES
(IM) or specifics (IM)
History Note
English
:
78(75)63-67; was see under PITUITARY GLAND 1968-77
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
11336
Unique Identifier:
D010903
Occurrence in VHL
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