Receptors, Pituitary Hormone
"Receptors, Pituitary Hormone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cell surface proteins that bind pituitary hormones with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Since many pituitary hormones are also released by neurons as neurotransmitters, these receptors are also found in the nervous system.
| Descriptor ID |
D011979
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.750.660
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptors, Pituitary Hormone- Receptors, Pituitary Hormone
- Receptors, Pituitary Hormones
- Pituitary Hormones Receptors
- Pituitary Hormone Receptors
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