loading...| Preferred Name |
Pituitary Gland |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12399 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
The main endocrine gland. It produces hormones that control other glands and many body functions, especially growth. An endocrine gland located ventral to the diencephalon and derived from mixed neuroectodermal and non neuroectodermal origin. A small endocrine gland extending from the hypothalamus at the base of the brain. |
| code |
C12399 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975 |
| Contributing_Source |
CDISC mCode UBERON GDC |
| DEFINITION |
Pea-sized endocrine gland located at the base of the brain in the pituitary fossa. It produces and secretes hormones such as oxytocin and vasopressin, to regulate the activities of the hypothalamus. |
| Display_Name |
Pituitary Gland |
| FULL_SYN |
Hypophysis Cerebri Pituitary gland Pituitary structure (body structure) glandula pituitaria pituitary pituitary body Nervous System, Pituitary Pituitary Pituitary Gland GLAND, PITUITARY Hypophysis pituitary gland PITUITARY GLAND |
| Is_Value_For_GDC_Property |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C171435 |
| label |
Pituitary Gland |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Pituitary_Gland |
| Maps_To |
Pituitary gland Pituitary Gland |
| Preferred_Name |
Pituitary Gland |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12399 |
| prefLabel |
Pituitary Gland |
| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0032005 |
| xRef |
UBERON:0000007 |
| subClassOf |