Premammillary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Premammillary is an adjective meaning (anatomy) In front of the mammillary body.
Meaning
(anatomy) In front of the mammillary body.
Example Sentences
Leptin, a hormone secreted by adipocytes, not only directly stimulates the release of gonadotropin from the anterior pituitary gland, but it also stimulates the hypothalamic ventral premammillary neurons to release glutamate, which activates GnRH neurons [16 ].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include premammilary, perimammillary, postmammillary, submammillothalamic, supramammillary, intermammillary.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.