Term Name: | neurohypophysis |
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Synonyms: | infundibular process, lobus nervosus, lobus nervosus neurohypophysis, lobus posterior, lobus posterior (glandula pituitaria), lobus posterior hypophysis, neural lobe, neural lobe of pituitary, neural lobe of pituitary gland, neuro hypophysis, neurohypophysis, NHP, pituitary gland neural lobe, pituitary gland, neural lobe, pituitary gland, posterior lobe, posterior lobe of hypophysis, posterior lobe of pituitary, posterior lobe of pituitary gland, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland |
Definition: | The posterior part of the pituitary gland that secretes hormones involved in blood pressure regulation such as oxytocin and antidiuretic hormon. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002198] |