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

Preferred term

posterior pituitary

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal axons of neurons that produce vasopressin and oxytocinin in the supraoptic nucleus and the paraventricular nucleus. These axons travel down through the median eminence, the hypothalamic infundibulum of the pituitary stalk, to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • infundibular stalk
  • neurohypophysis
  • posterior pituitary gland

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/54725

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