Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis [hypotalamo-hypofyzárně-gonadální osa]
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HPG osa
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HPG Axis
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Endocrine Axis
A collection of NEURONS, tracts of NERVE FIBERS, endocrine tissue, and blood vessels in the HYPOTHALAMUS, the PITUITARY GLAND and the GONADS. It plays a central role in endocrine regulation of gonadal function including release of hormones: GNRH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE and TESTOSTERONE.
- DUI
- D000094365 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M000755891
- Previous indexing
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System (1973-2022)
- History note
- 2023
- Public note
- 2023
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