adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adj
Relating to, or produced by the pituitary gland
adj
Relating to the adrenal gland or to the adrenal cortex
adj
(physiology) Relating to the effects of adrenocortical hormones
n
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
n
(anatomy) adenohypophysis
n
(anatomy) adenohypophysis
adj
That inhibits the action of any material in the epithelium
adj
That affect the proper functioning of the parietal cells
n
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
n
Any gastrointestinal hormone
n
A person with a normally functioning thyroid.
n
inflammation of the glomeruli of the nephron
n
(anatomy) A gonadotrope.
n
(anatomy) A neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.
adj
Both endocrine and exocrine
adj
Relating to hypercorticism
adj
Of or pertaining to the hypophysis (the pituitary gland).
n
(anatomy) The pituitary gland.
adj
Relating to the hypothalamus and adenohypophysis.
adj
(medicine) Of the hypothalamus and the pituitary.
n
(neurology) A nucleus which contains norepinephrine and has projections to most of the brain.
n
(informal, biology) The pituitary gland.
n
(medicine) A small (<10 mm diameter) prolactinoma.
n
(biology) The activation and subsequent death of fibroblasts
n
(anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.
adj
(anatomy) Situated near the thyroid gland.
n
(anatomy) Any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.
n
(physiology) Any of the cells in the lining of the stomach that produce hydrochloric acid
n
(anatomy) The distal part of the adenohypophysis, which contains the majority of its hormone-secreting cells.
n
(anatomy) A region constituting the majority of the posterior pituitary, and serving as the storage site of oxytocin and vasopressin.
n
(anatomy) Part of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath.
n
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.
n
A small branching cell in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
n
(anatomy) The pituitary gland.
n
The controlling gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain.
n
(anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.
adj
(medicine) Of, relating to, or having pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism.
n
(anatomy) A large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
adj
Relating to the tuberal region of the hypothalamus and to the hypophysis
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