US PATENT SUBCLASS 424 / 565
.~.~ Pituitary gland

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424 /   HD   DRUG, BIO-AFFECTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS

520  DF  EXTRACT, BODY FLUID, OR CELLULAR MATERIAL OF UNDETERMINED CONSTITUTION DERIVED FROM ANIMAL IS ACTIVE INGREDIENT {21}
562  DF  .~ Endocrine system, other than the thymus gland (e.g., parathyroid gland, etc.) {3}
565.~.~ Pituitary gland

DEFINITION

Classification: 424/565

Pituitary gland:

(under subclass 562) Subject matter in which the material is or is derived from the pituitary gland.

(1) Note. This subclass provides for extracts which are either from whole pituitaries or parts of the pituitary.

(2) Note. The pituitary is also known as the hypophysis. The anterior pituitary is also known as the adenohypophysis. The posterior portion is also called the interfundibular portion or neurohypophysis.