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anterior pituitary lobe
anatomy
Also known as: adenohypophysis, anterior lobe
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hormone production
- In hormone: Hormones of the pituitary gland
The other is the adenohypophysis, which develops as an upgrowth from the buccal cavity (mouth region) and usually includes two glandular portions, the pars distalis and the pars intermedia, which secrete a number of hormones. The hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis are protein or polypeptide in nature and vary…
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major references
- In pituitary gland: The anterior pituitary
The cells of the anterior pituitary are embryologically derived from an outpouching of the roof of the pharynx, known as Rathke’s pouch. Although the cells appear to be relatively homogeneous under a light microscope, there are in fact at least five different types…
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