Term 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.
Appears at: Segmentation:20-25 somites (19.0h-22.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000118]

Relationships
is part of: diencephalon endocrine system
has parts: adenohypophysis folliculostellate cell neurohypophysis
is a type of: compound organ

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