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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Fields of Study
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pituitary gland

Preferred term

pituitary gland

Type

  • Product

Definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • hypophysis

In other languages

  • hipófisis

    Spanish

  • glándula pituitaria
  • tallo hipofisario
  • tallo infundibular
  • tallo pituitario

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9900

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