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MeSH Heading: Pituitary Gland, Posterior
Tree Number(s): A06.300.747.875; A06.688.178.875; A06.688.357.750.875; A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500.875; A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500.875; A08.713.049.875; A08.713.357.750.875
Unique ID: D010904
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010904
Annotation: diseases: coordinate IM with PITUITARY DISEASES (IM) or specifics (IM)
Scope Note: Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal AXONS of neurons that produce VASOPRESSIN and OXYTOCIN in the SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS and the PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS. These axons travel down through the MEDIAN EMINENCE, the hypothalamic infundibulum of the PITUITARY STALK, to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Entry Term(s): Infundibular Process; Lobus Nervosus; Neural Lobe; Neurohypophysis; Pars Nervosa of Pituitary; Posterior Lobe of Pituitary
NLM Classification #: WK 520
Public MeSH Note: 1963; for HYPOTHALAMUS, INFUNDIBULAR see HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE 1983-1999; for INFUNDIBULAR STALK see PITUITARY GLAND 2000-2007
History Note: 1963; for HYPOTHALAMUS, INFUNDIBULAR use HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE 1983-1999; for INFUNDIBULAR STALK use PITUITARY GLAND 2000-2007
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

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)

innervation (IR)

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: M0016912
Scope Note: Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal AXONS of neurons that produce VASOPRESSIN and OXYTOCIN in the SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS and the PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS. These axons travel down through the MEDIAN EMINENCE, the hypothalamic infundibulum of the PITUITARY STALK, to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Terms: Pituitary Gland, Posterior Preferred Term
Term UI T032136
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Neurohypophysis
Term UI T032135
Date02/10/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Lobus Nervosus
Term UI T856860
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Posterior Lobe of Pituitary
Term UI T650649
Date09/08/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Infundibular Process
Term UI T856859
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Neural Lobe
Term UI T856861
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Pars Nervosa of Pituitary
Term UI T650648
Date09/08/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007)

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