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Descriptor
English
:
Pituitary Hormones
Descriptor
Spanish
:
hormonas hipofisarias
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hormônios Hipofisários
Synonyms
English
:
Hormones, Pituitary
Tree Number:
D06.472.699.631
D12.644.548.691
Definition
English
:
Hormones
secreted by the
PITUITARY GLAND
including those from the anterior lobe (adenohypophysis), the posterior lobe (neurohypophysis), and the ill-defined intermediate lobe. Structurally, they include small
peptides
,
proteins
, and
glycoproteins
. They are under the regulation of neural signals (NEUROTRANSMITTERS) or neuroendocrine signals (
HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES
) from the
hypothalamus
as well as
feedback
from their targets such as
ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES
;
ANDROGENS
;
ESTROGENS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
GEN or unspecified; prefer specific groups or specific hormone; /defic: consider also
HYPOPITUITARISM
& its specifics
See Related
English
:
Hypopituitarism
Receptors, Pituitary Hormone
History Note
English
:
72
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DF
deficiency
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
11340
Unique Identifier:
D010907
Occurrence in VHL
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