Preferred Name |
pituitary gland |
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Synonyms |
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Definitions |
Terminology note: hypophysis and pituitary gland are often used informally as synonyms, but the hypophysis also includes the small infundibular or pituitary stalk[Neumann 2020] |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000007 |
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comment |
Terminology note: hypophysis and pituitary gland are often used informally as synonyms, but the hypophysis also includes the small infundibular or pituitary stalk[Neumann 2020] |
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capable of part of | ||
contributes to morphology of | ||
depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Gray1180.png |
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develops_from | ||
has part |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002198 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002196 |
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immediate transformation of | ||
label |
pituitary gland |
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only in taxon | ||
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0000007 |
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prefLabel |
pituitary gland |
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treeView | ||
UBPROP_0000008 |
The lamprey possesses a distinct pituitary organ and hormones, the ascidian does not show distinct evidence of them [Sower S, Freamat M, Kavanaugh S. The origins of the vertebrate hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) and hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) endocrine systems: new insights from lampreys. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2009;161:20-9] |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003296 |