Pars intermedia

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• is a Kind of pars intermedia is a kind of: endocrine gland, ductless gland — any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream .
• Although very poorly vascularized, the pars intermedia is rapidly invaded by tracer protein (horseradish peroxidase) injected either intravenously or intracerebroventricularly.
• The pars intermedia is closely associated with pars nervosa and separated from the pars distalis by the hypophyseal cleft.
• Pars Intermedia and Pars Tuberalis The pars intermedia is pressed up close to the neurohypophysis.
• The vestigial (in humans) pars intermedia is the thin remnant of the posterior wall of Rathke’s pouch.

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