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).