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Descriptor English:

Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System

Descriptor Spanish:

Sistema Hipotálamo-Hipofisario

Descriptor Portuguese:

Sistema Hipotálamo-Hipofisário

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Definition English:

A collection of NEURONS, tracts of NERVE FIBERS, endocrine tissue, and blood vessels in the HYPOTHALAMUS and the PITUITARY GLAND. This hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal circulation provides the mechanism for hypothalamic neuroendocrine (HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES) regulation of pituitary function and the release of various PITUITARY HORMONES into the systemic circulation to maintain HOMEOSTASIS.

Indexing Annotation English:

hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: coordinate HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM + PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; emphasis here is on interrelation between hypothalamus & pituitary: do not use as a substitute for HYPOTHALAMUS & PITUITARY GLAND as entities; diseases: coordinate IM with HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES (IM)

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Record Number:

7210

Unique Identifier:

D007030

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