Used to test adrenal and pituitary gland function—and a common test for diabetes—this procedure involves administering insulin to induce hypoglycemia, or lower blood sugar. This allows the ...

The releasing hormone signals the pituitary gland to release FSH (follicle stimulating ... the corpus luteum continues to produce progesterone, a function which is ultimately taken over by the ...

The pituitary gland is located at the base of your brain. People sometimes refer to this as the “master gland” because it monitors and helps control many of the body’s functions by releasing ...

Steven Carpenter, clinical associate professor of radiology. "The pituitary gland functions as the master control switch that regulates secretion of many of the hormones that are critical for good ...

Hormones are chemical messengers secreted directly into the blood, which carries them to organs and tissues to exert their functions. The pituitary gland is often subdivided into the posterior and ...

In a new study published in Developmental Cell on April 8, a research team led by Prof. WU Qingfeng at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...

The pituitary, a small gland located at the base of the brain, produces many important hormones that regulate basic body functions. For further details on the pituitary gland click here. The normal ...

However, pituitary adenomas can have a serious affect on a patient’s health as they can cause pressure on brain structures surrounding the gland. Some adenomas also interrupt the normal function of ...

The releasing hormone signals the pituitary gland to release FSH (follicle stimulating ... the corpus luteum continues to produce progesterone, a function which is ultimately taken over by the ...