Preferred Label : pituitary gland, posterior;
MeSH definition : Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists
of the distal AXONS of neurons that produce VASOPRESSIN and OXYTOCIN 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.;
MeSH synonym : posterior pituitary gland; posterior pituitary glands; pars nervosa of pituitary; pituitary pars nervosa; pituitary posterior lobe; neurohypophysis; posterior lobe of pituitary; gland, posterior pituitary; Infundibular Process; Infundibular Processes; Process, Infundibular; Processes, Infundibular; Neural Lobe; Lobe, Neural; Lobes, Neural; Neural Lobes; Lobus Nervosus; Nervosus, Lobus;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Posterior pituitary;
MeSH annotation : diseases: coordinate IM with PITUITARY DISEASES (IM) or specifics (IM);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior pituitary;
Origin ID : D010904;
UMLS CUI : C0032009;
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Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists
of the distal AXONS of neurons that produce VASOPRESSIN and OXYTOCIN 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.
