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MeSH Heading: Pituitary Hormones, Posterior
Tree Number(s): D06.472.699.631.692; D12.644.548.691.692
Unique ID: D010909
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010909
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: Hormones released from the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR). They include a number of peptides which are formed in the NEURONS in the HYPOTHALAMUS, bound to NEUROPHYSINS, and stored in the nerve terminals in the posterior pituitary. Upon stimulation, these peptides are released into the hypophysial portal vessel blood.
Entry Term(s): Neurohypophyseal Hormones; Neurohypophyseal Peptides; Pituitrin
See Also: Neurophysins
Public MeSH Note: PITUITRIN was heading 1975-95 (see under PITUITARY HORMONES, POSTERIOR 1975-90)
History Note: PITUITRIN was heading 1975-95 (see under PITUITARY HORMONES, POSTERIOR 1975-90)
Date Established: 1963/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Pituitary Hormones, Posterior MeSH Descriptor Data 2025