The glandular, anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. The anterior pituitary regulates several physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction[WP]. The anterior lobe of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). This lobe contains cells that produce prolactin, growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and proopiomelanocortin[ZFA]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenohypophysis http://zfin.org/curator ]
Synonyms: anterior lobe of hypophysis lobus anterior hypophysis anterior pituitary pituitary gland, anterior lobe lobus anterior (glandula pituitaria) anterior lobe of pituitary gland anterior lobe (hypophysis) anterior hypophysis anterior lobe of pituitary
Term information
- NCIT:C12772
- CALOHA:TS-0794
- EMAPA:17514
- EFO:0000230
- Wikipedia:Adenohypophysis
- MESH:D010903
- BAMS:AHY
- BAMS:AL
- MA:0000177
- ZFA:0001282
- TAO:0001282
- BAMS:APit
- BTO:0000040
- BIRNLEX:1581
- AAO:0010540
- BM:AHy
- SCTID:245532007
- EHDAA2:0000109
- FMA:74627
- VHOG:0000141
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cranial lobe
lobus anterior
anterior lobe of the pituitary
anterior pituitary gland
pituitary anterior lobe
pituitary glandanterior lobe
rostral lobe
Term relations
- organ part
- ectoderm-derived structure
- reproductive structure
- structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
- has part some prolactin secreting cell
- has part some somatotroph
- develops from some adenohypophyseal placode
- part of some pituitary gland
- has part some adrenocorticotropic hormone secreting cell
- has part some luteinizing hormone secreting cell
- contributes to morphology of some pituitary gland