| Term: | hypophysis extracellular region |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | hypophysis |
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| Synonyms: | pituitary |
| Definition: | A compound organ which is an endocrine gland located ventral to the diencephalon and derived from mixed neuroectodermal and non-neuroectodermal origin. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000118] |
| Name: | extracellular region |
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| Synonyms: | extracellular |
| Definition: | The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005576] QuickGO AmiGO |