Preferred Label : Paraventriculohypophysial tract;
FMA definition : Tract of diencephalon, each instance of which is a part of some hypothalamicohypophysial
tract that arises in the paraventricular nucleus of some hypothalamus; some of the
fibers end in some infundibulum and others reach some neurohypophysis (posteriorpituitary),
where their neurosecretory material is stored as oxytocin before being released into
some systemic circulation.;
Synonyme FMA : Paraventriculohypophyseal tract;
Origin ID : 77009;
UMLS CUI : C2335662;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- RADLEX concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
Tract of diencephalon, each instance of which is a part of some hypothalamicohypophysial
tract that arises in the paraventricular nucleus of some hypothalamus; some of the
fibers end in some infundibulum and others reach some neurohypophysis (posteriorpituitary),
where their neurosecretory material is stored as oxytocin before being released into
some systemic circulation.
