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INTERMEDIATE PITUITARY GLAND
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Pituitary Gland, Intermediate
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Adenohipófisis Porción Intermedia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Adeno-Hipófise Parte Intermédia
Synonyms
English
:
Pars Intermedia of Pituitary
Pituitary Pars Intermedia
Intermediate Pituitary Gland
Intermediate Pituitary Glands
Pars Intermedia, Pituitary
Pituitary Intermediate Lobe
Intermediate Lobe of Pituitary
Tree Number:
A06.407.747.750
A06.688.357.750.750
A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500.750
A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.750
A08.713.357.750.750
Definition
English
:
The intermediate lobe of the
pituitary gland
. It shows considerable size variation among the species, small in
humans
, and large in
amphibians
and lower
vertebrates
. This lobe produces mainly
MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES
and other
peptides
from post-translational processing of
pro-opiomelanocortin
(POMC).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
diseases: coordinate IM with
PITUITARY DISEASES
(IM) or specifics (IM)
History Note
English
:
2007
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
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
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
52008
Unique Identifier:
D052716
Occurrence in VHL
:
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