| Name: | adenohypophysis |
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| Synonyms: | anterior hypophysis, anterior pituitary |
| Definition: | The anterior lobe of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). This lobe contains cells that produce prolactin, growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and proopiomelanocortin. In contrast to mammalian vertebrates, the adenohypophysis remains in a subepithelial position and there exists no equivalent of Rathke's pouch in zebrafish. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001282] |
| Name: | thyroid stimulating hormone secreting cell |
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| Synonyms: | beta-basophil, thyrotrope, thyrotroph |
| Definition: | A basophil cell of the anterior pituitary that produces thyroid stimulating hormone, thyrotrophin. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009218] |