| Name: | adenohypophysis |
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| Synonyms: | anterior hypophysis, anterior pituitary |
| Definition: | 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. In contrast to mammalian vertebrates, the adenohypophysis remains in a subepithelial position and there exists no equivalent of Rathke's pouch in zebrafish. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001282] |
| Name: | presynapse |
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| Synonyms: | presynaptic terminal |
| Definition: | The part of a synapse that is part of the presynaptic cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0098793] QuickGO AmiGO |