| Synonyms: |
AHP,
anterior hypophysis,
anterior lobe (hypophysis),
anterior lobe of hypophysis,
anterior lobe of pituitary,
anterior lobe of pituitary gland,
anterior lobe of the pituitary,
anterior pituitary,
anterior pituitary gland,
cranial lobe,
lobus anterior,
lobus anterior (glandula pituitaria),
lobus anterior hypophysis,
pituitary anterior lobe,
pituitary gland, anterior lobe,
pituitary glandanterior lobe,
rostral lobe
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| Definition: |
The glandular, anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. The anterior pituitary regulates several physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction[WP]. 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[ZFA]. |