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ANTERIOR PITUITARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
Synonyms:
adenohypophysis; anterior pituitary; anterior pituitary gland
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anterior pituitary" is a kind of...):
ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
Meronyms (parts of "anterior pituitary"):
pars anterior; pars distilis (the anterior part of the anterior pituitary)
Holonyms ("anterior pituitary" is a part of...):
hypophysis; pituitary; pituitary body; pituitary gland (the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain)
Context examples:
An epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with acidic and basic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Mixed Acidophil-Basophil Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with acidic and basic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Mixed Acidophil-Basophil Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells do not stain with acidic or basic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Chromophobe Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with basic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Basophil Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with acidic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Acidophil Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with acidic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Acidophil Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Abarelix directly and competitively binds to and blocks the gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor in the anterior pituitary gland, thereby inhibiting the secretion and release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).
(Abarelix, NCI Thesaurus)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion from the hypothalamus acts upon its receptor in the anterior pituitary to regulate the production and release of the gonadotropins, LH and FSH.
(Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
Spontaneous tumors of anterior pituitary 30%, and of adrenal cortex 25% in older animals.
(BUF, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
A basophilic cell of the anterior pituitary gland whose granules secrete follicle-stimulating hormone
(FSH Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
