neurohypophysis

Preferred Label : neurohypophysis;

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 infundibular stalk, to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0032009;

Details

Origin ID

RID6645;

UMLS CUI

C0032009;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire neurohypophysis (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Neurohypophysis [FMA entity]
- Neurohypophysis structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Neurophysin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Posterior Lobe of the Pituitary Gland [NCIt concept]
- neurohypophysis [UBERON concept]
- pituitary gland, posterior [MeSH concept]
- pituitary gland, posterior [MeSH Descriptor]
- pituitary posterior lobe [SNOMED Notion]
Has part(s)
- infundibulum of neurohypophysis [Radlex concept]
- median eminence of neurohypophysis [Radlex concept]
- neural lobe of neurohypophysis [Radlex concept]
Part of
- pituitary gland [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Neurohypophysis [FMA entity]
- Neurohypophysis structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Posterior Lobe of the Pituitary Gland [NCIt concept]
- pituitary gland, posterior [MeSH Descriptor]
- pituitary gland, posterior [MeSH concept]
- pituitary posterior lobe [SNOMED Notion]

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