| Term: | male organism proximal pars anterior |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | male organism |
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| Definition: | Gonochoristic organism that can produce male gametes. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000242] |
| Name: | proximal pars anterior |
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| Synonyms: | proximal pars distalis |
| Definition: | Caudal portion of pars anterior of the adenohypophysis where somatotropes, thyrotropes and gonadotropes are localized. The proximal pars anterior has functional homology to the mammalian pars tuberalis, secreting the same hormones. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005581] |