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neural lobe of neurohypophysis

Term ID
UBERON:0003217
Synonyms
  • caudal lobe
  • eminentia medialis (Shantha)
  • eminentia mediana
  • eminentia postinfundibularis
  • lobe caudalis cerebelli
  • medial eminence
  • middle lobe
  • neural component of pituitary
  • pars nervosa
  • pars nervosa of hypophysis
  • pars nervosa of neurohypophysis
  • pars nervosa of pituitary
  • pars nervosa of posterior lobe of pituitary gland
  • pars nervosa pituitary gland
  • pars posterior
  • PNHP
  • posterior lobe
  • posterior lobe-3
Definition
The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) comprises the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland and is part of the endocrine system. Despite its name, the posterior pituitary gland is not a gland, per se; rather, it is largely a collection of axonal projections from the hypothalamus that terminate behind the anterior pituitary gland. [WP,unvetted]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurohypophysis#cite_note-1
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