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Pituitary Gland, Anterior

"Pituitary Gland, Anterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland, also known as the adenohypophysis. It secretes the ADENOHYPOPHYSEAL HORMONES that regulate vital functions such as GROWTH; METABOLISM; and REPRODUCTION.


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Bar chart showing 6 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1997 and 1999 and 2000 and 2004 and 2005 and 2009
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