Definition: Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal AXONS of neurons that produce VASOPRESSIN and OXYTOCIN in the SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS and the PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS. These axons travel down through the MEDIAN EMINENCE, the hypothalamic infundibulum of the PITUITARY STALK, to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
diseases: coordinate IM with PITUITARY DISEASES (IM) or specifics (IM)
Other names Neurohypophysis; Infundibulum, Hypophyseal; Infundibulum (Hypophysis); Infundibular Stem; Infundibular Stalk; Hypothalamus, Infundibular; Posterior Pituitary Glands; Posterior Pituitary Gland; Pituitary Posterior Lobe; Pituitary Pars Nervosa; Infundibular Hypothalamus; Gland, Posterior Pituitary; Posterior Lobe of Pituitary; Pars Nervosa of Pituitary; Hypophyseal Infundibulum
