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MeSH Heading: Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
Tree Number(s): A06.688.357; A08.186.211.180.497.352.435; A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435; A08.713.357
Unique ID: D007030
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007030
Annotation: emphasis is on interrelation between hypothalamus & pituitary: do not use as a substitute for HYPOTHALAMUS & PITUITARY GLAND as entities; diseases: coordinate with HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES
Scope Note: A collection of NEURONS, tracts of NERVE FIBERS, endocrine tissue, and blood vessels in the HYPOTHALAMUS and the PITUITARY GLAND. This hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal circulation provides the mechanism for hypothalamic neuroendocrine (HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES) regulation of pituitary function and the release of various PITUITARY HORMONES into the systemic circulation to maintain HOMEOSTASIS.
Entry Term(s): Hypophyseal Portal System; Hypothalamic Hypophyseal System; Hypothalamic-Pituitary Unit; Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
See Also: Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/04/15

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0010938
Scope Note: A collection of NEURONS, tracts of NERVE FIBERS, endocrine tissue, and blood vessels in the HYPOTHALAMUS and the PITUITARY GLAND. This hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal circulation provides the mechanism for hypothalamic neuroendocrine (HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES) regulation of pituitary function and the release of various PITUITARY HORMONES into the systemic circulation to maintain HOMEOSTASIS.
Terms: Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System Preferred Term
Term UI T021055
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1965); Hypothalamic-Pituitary Unit
Term UI T617867
Date11/09/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Hypophyseal Portal System
Term UI T000914339
Date01/19/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Hypothalamic Hypophyseal System
Term UI T000954881
Date04/08/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020)

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