Term: pars intermedia melanocyte stimulating hormone secreting cell
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Name: pars intermedia
Synonyms:
Definition: Caudal portion of the adenohypophysis.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001197]
Name: melanocyte stimulating hormone secreting cell
Synonyms: melanotrope, melanotroph
Definition: A cell of the intermediate pituitary that produces melanocyte stimulating hormone.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009205]