Term: hypophysis extracellular region
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Name: hypophysis
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
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