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Hypophysis [Pituitary gland]
Hypophysis [Glandula pituitaria]
Definition
The hypophysis (or pituitary gland) is an endocrine gland located at the base of the brain, connected to the hypothalamus via the infundibulum, and composed of the neurohypophysis and adenohypophysis, which secrete and regulate numerous hormones.
References
Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
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