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Descriptor English:   Pituitary Gland, Intermediate 
Descriptor Spanish:   Adenohipófisis Porción Intermedia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Adenohipófise Parte Intermédia 
Synonyms English:   Intermediate Lobe of Pituitary  
Tree Number:   A06.407.747.750
A06.688.357.750.750
A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.750
A08.713.357.750.750
Definition English:   The intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland. It shows considerable size variation among the species, small in humans, and large in amphibians and lower vertebrates. This lobe produces mainly MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES and other peptides from post-translational processing of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC). 
Indexing Annotation English:   diseases: coordinate IM with PITUITARY DISEASES (IM) or specifics (IM)
History Note English:   2007 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
injuries innervation
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
physiopathology parasitology
radiography radiation effects
radionuclide imaging secretion
surgery transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   52008 
Unique Identifier:   D052716 

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