adenohypophysis

Term ID

UBERON:0002196

Synonyms

• AHP
• anterior hypophysis
• anterior lobe (hypophysis)
• anterior lobe of hypophysis
• anterior lobe of pituitary
• anterior lobe of pituitary gland
• anterior lobe of the pituitary
• anterior pituitary
• anterior pituitary gland
• cranial lobe
• lobus anterior
• lobus anterior (glandula pituitaria)
• lobus anterior hypophysis
• pituitary anterior lobe
• pituitary gland, anterior lobe
• pituitary glandanterior lobe
• rostral lobe

Definition

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]. (2)

References

• AAO:0010540
• BAMS:AHY
• BAMS:AL
• BAMS:APit
• BM:AHy
• BTO:0000040
• CALOHA:TS-0794
• EFO:0000230
• EHDAA2:0000109
• EMAPA:17514
• MA:0000177
• MESH:A06.407.747.608
• NCIT:C12772
• TAO:0001282
• UMLS:C0032008
• UMLS:C1280369
• VHOG:0000141
• ZFA:0001282
• birnlex:1581
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=407
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenohypophysis
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0032008
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1280369
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/245532007

Ontology

Cell Ontology