Svensk definition
Ett endokrint system av nervceller, nervtrådar, endokrin vävnad och blodkärl som producerar och släpper ut hypofyshormoner i cirkulationssystemet.
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
Hypotalamus-hypofyssystem
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Hypothalamo Hypophyseal System — Hypophyseal Portal System — Portal System, Hypophyseal — Hypothalamic Hypophyseal System — Hypothalamic Hypophyseal Systems — Hypothalamic-Pituitary Unit — Hypothalamic Pituitary Unit — Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis — Hypothalamo Pituitary Adrenal Axis