posterior pituitary

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005111",
  "term": "posterior pituitary",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal axons of neurons that produce vasopressin and oxytocinin in the supraoptic nucleus and the paraventricular nucleus. These axons travel down through the median eminence, the hypothalamic infundibulum of the pituitary stalk, to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.",
  "synonyms": [
    "infundibular stalk",
    "neurohypophysis",
    "posterior pituitary gland"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "pituitary gland"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "neurohipófisis"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/posterior-pituitary/"
}