Disorders involving either the ADENOHYPOPHYSIS or the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. These diseases usually manifest as hypersecretion or hyposecretion of PITUITARY HORMONES. Neoplastic pituitary masses can also cause compression of the OPTIC CHIASM and other adjacent structures
Pituitary gland -- Endoscopic surgery : Endoscopic pituitary surgery : endocrine, neuro-ophthalmologic, and surgical management / [edited by] Theodore H. Schwartz, Vijay K. Anand
2012
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Pituitary gland -- Growth : Hypothalamic-pituitary development : genetic and clinical aspects / volume editors, Raphaël Rappaport, Serge Amselem
2001
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Pituitary Gland -- growth & development : Hypothalamic-pituitary development : genetic and clinical aspects / volume editors, Raphaël Rappaport, Serge Amselem
2001
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Pituitary gland -- Molecular aspects : Pituitary today II : new molecular, physiological and clinical aspects / volume editors, Eduardo Arzt, Marcello Bronstein, Mirtha Guitelman
Pituitary gland -- Tumors -- Surgery : Transsphenoidal surgery : complication avoidance and management techniques / Edward R. Laws, Jr, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol, Theodore H. Schwartz, Jason P. Sheehan, editors
A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a short stalk which is called the INFUNDIBULUM --consider also terms at HYPOPHYS-
Pituitary Growth Hormones, Recombinant -- See Growth Hormone
A polypeptide that is secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Growth hormone, also known as somatotropin, stimulates mitosis, cell differentiation and cell growth. Species-specific growth hormones have been synthesized
Pituitary hormones -- Congresses. : Neuroendocrine molecular biology / edited by G. Fink and A.J. Harmar, and Kenneth W. McKerns (the International Foundation for Biochemical Endocrinology)
A lactogenic hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). It is a polypeptide of approximately 23 kD. Besides its major action on lactation, in some species prolactin exerts effects on reproduction, maternal behavior, fat metabolism, immunomodulation and osmoregulation. Prolactin receptors are present in the mammary gland, hypothalamus, liver, ovary, testis, and prostate
A lactogenic hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). It is a polypeptide of approximately 23 kD. Besides its major action on lactation, in some species prolactin exerts effects on reproduction, maternal behavior, fat metabolism, immunomodulation and osmoregulation. Prolactin receptors are present in the mammary gland, hypothalamus, liver, ovary, testis, and prostate
Neoplasms which arise from or metastasize to the PITUITARY GLAND. The majority of pituitary neoplasms are adenomas, which are divided into non-secreting and secreting forms. Hormone producing forms are further classified by the type of hormone they secrete. Pituitary adenomas may also be characterized by their staining properties (see ADENOMA, BASOPHIL; ADENOMA, ACIDOPHIL; and ADENOMA, CHROMOPHOBE). Pituitary tumors may compress adjacent structures, including the HYPOTHALAMUS, several CRANIAL NERVES, and the OPTIC CHIASM. Chiasmal compression may result in bitemporal HEMIANOPSIA
