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[adeno- + hypophysis]

The portion of the pituitary gland containing secretory cells that release the hormones adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), growth hormone (GH), luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). The adenohypophysis makes up 80% of the pituitary gland . It is an epithelial tissue that develops from the roof of the embryonic mouth. SYN: anterior lobe; anterior lobe of hypophysis; anterior lobe of pituitary gland .

SEE: anterior pituitary.

adenohypophyseal,

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