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Pituitary gland

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004969

A small, unpaired gland situated in the sella turcica tissue. It is connected to the hypothalamus by a short stalk.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004969
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymshypophysis
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoEndocrine glands; Pituitary hormone receptors; Anterior pituitary; Posterior pituitary
TranslationsSpanish: hipófisis
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004969",
  "term": "Pituitary gland",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A small, unpaired gland situated in the sella turcica tissue. It is connected to the hypothalamus by a short stalk.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hypophysis"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "endocrine glands",
    "pituitary hormone receptors",
    "anterior pituitary",
    "posterior pituitary"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "hipófisis"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/pituitary-gland/"
}

Record 4,903 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.