| 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] |
| Symbol: | gh1 | ||||||||||||
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| Name: | growth hormone 1 | ||||||||||||
| Previous Names: | gh (1), ghl | ||||||||||||
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| Location: | Chr: 3 Mapping Details/Browsers | ||||||||||||
| Name: | decreased amount |
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| Synonyms: | decreased, decreased number, present in fewer numbers in organism, reduced, subnumerary |
| Definition: | An amount which is relatively low. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001997] |