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Herring body

Herring body noun: a neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.

Noun

Herring body (plural Herring bodies)

  1. A neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.

Forms of Herring body

pluralHerring bodies

Origin of Herring body

They were first described by Percy Theodore Herring in 1908.

Questions about Herring body

What does Herring body mean?
Herring body means a neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.
What part of speech is Herring body?
Herring body is a noun.
What is the plural of Herring body?
The plural of Herring body is Herring bodies.

Words near Herring body in the dictionary

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  4. herring
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