Pituitary Gland, Intermediate
Synonyms
Intermediate Lobe of Pituitary
Intermediate Pituitary Gland
Intermediate Pituitary Glands
Pars Intermedia of Pituitary
Pars Intermedia, Pituitary
Pituitary Intermediate Lobe
Pituitary Pars Intermedia
The intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland. It shows considerable size variation among the species, small in humans, and large in amphibians and lower vertebrates. This lobe produces mainly MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES and other peptides from post-translational processing of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC).