See Also: distal part of anterior lobe of hypophysis(medicine)
anterior lobe of hypophysis(medicine)
delta cell of anterior lobe of hypophysis(medicine)
basophil cell of anterior lobe of hypophysis(medicine)
alpha cells of anterior lobe of hypophysis(medicine)
chromophobe cells of anterior lobe of hypophysis(medicine)
glandular lobe of hypophysis(medicine)
posterior lobe of hypophysis(medicine)
nervous lobe of hypophysis(medicine)
neural part of hypophysis(medicine)

distal part of anterior lobe of hypophysis (medicine)


distal part of anterior lobe of hypophysis


The larger part of the adenohypophysis composed of cords of epithelial cells individually specialised to secrete various tropic hormones that exert their effect on several target organs in the body. The secretory activity of these cells is under the control of either releasing or inhibiting factors elaborated by hypothalamic neurons and transported to the adenohypophysis by the hypothalamo-hypophysial portal system.

Synonym: pars distalis.