Pituitary tumors exhibit a spectrum of biology, with variable growth and hormonal behaviors. They therefore provide an opportunity to examine pathogenetic mechanisms that underlie the neoplastic ...

Between the anterior and posterior part lies the intermediate pituitary gland which produces melanocyte-stimulating hormone. Pituitary adenomas are mostly sporadic. Associated germline mutations are ...

At the time of admission she complained of severe pain in the left lower quadrant, left hip and anterior thigh and ... with penetration of the posterior wall by tumor. X-ray examination of the ...

She subsequently underwent superior right frontal craniotomy with resection of the anterior, superior third ventricular ... While these typically are involved with the synthesis of posterior pituitary ...

Initiation of HPGA: serum gonadotropin and sex hormone levels reaching puberty thresholds ... features included uterine volume (upper and lower diameter × anterior and posterior diameter × transverse ...

A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological ...

(3) After all of the AVP stored in the posterior pituitary gland has been released, a third phase of diabetes insipidus develops if >80-90% of the AVP-secreting neuronal cell bodies in the ...

Panhypopituitarism is a rare condition in which the pituitary gland stops producing enough pituitary hormones. It can affect people of all ages, including children. The pituitary gland is a tiny ...

The primary sign of growth hormone deficiency in children is short stature. Adults may have decreased muscle mass and increased body fat, as well as other problems such as heart disease and ...

"There were probably about a dozen projects in the lab at that time. So some people were working on pituitary hormones. Some people were on basic cell biology projects. Other people were working ...