"Pituitary Gland" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a short stalk which is called the INFUNDIBULUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D010902
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.747 A06.688.357.750 A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500 A08.713.357.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Pituitary Gland- Pituitary Gland
- Gland, Pituitary
- Glands, Pituitary
- Pituitary Glands
- Hypophysis Cerebri
- Cerebri, Hypophysis
- Cerebrus, Hypophysis
- Hypophysis Cerebrus
- Hypophysis
- Hypophyses
Pituitary Stalk- Pituitary Stalk
- Pituitary Stalks
- Infundibulum (Hypophysis)
- Hypophyseal Infundibulum
- Hypophyseal Stalk
- Hypophyseal Stalks
- Stalk, Hypophyseal
- Stalks, Hypophyseal
- Infundibular Stalk
- Infundibular Stalks
- Stalk, Infundibular
- Stalks, Infundibular
- Infundibular Stem
- Infundibulum, Hypophyseal
- Infundibulum
- Infundibulums
- Hypothalamus, Infundibular
- Infundibular Hypothalamus
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Gland" by people in Profiles.
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Tonyushkina KN, Krug S, Ortiz-Toro T, Mascari T, Karlstrom RO. Low Thyroid Hormone Levels Disrupt Thyrotrope Development. Endocrinology. 2017 09 01; 158(9):2774-2782.
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Sabio G, Cavanagh-Kyros J, Barrett T, Jung DY, Ko HJ, Ong H, Morel C, Mora A, Reilly J, Kim JK, Davis RJ. Role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in metabolic regulation by JNK1. Genes Dev. 2010 Feb 01; 24(3):256-64.
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Aqeilan RI, Hagan JP, de Bruin A, Rawahneh M, Salah Z, Gaudio E, Siddiqui H, Volinia S, Alder H, Lian JB, Stein GS, Croce CM. Targeted ablation of the WW domain-containing oxidoreductase tumor suppressor leads to impaired steroidogenesis. Endocrinology. 2009 Mar; 150(3):1530-5.
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Cha KB, Douglas KR, Potok MA, Liang H, Jones SN, Camper SA. WNT5A signaling affects pituitary gland shape. Mech Dev. 2004 Feb; 121(2):183-94.
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Bless EP, Westaway WA, Schwarting GA, Tobet SA. Effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) receptor manipulation on migrating gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons through the entire migratory route in vivo and in vitro. Endocrinology. 2000 Mar; 141(3):1254-62.
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Dopico AM, Lemos JR, Treistman SN. Ethanol increases the activity of large conductance, Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels in isolated neurohypophysial terminals. Mol Pharmacol. 1996 Jan; 49(1):40-8.
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Bach I, Rhodes SJ, Pearse RV, Heinzel T, Gloss B, Scully KM, Sawchenko PE, Rosenfeld MG. P-Lim, a LIM homeodomain factor, is expressed during pituitary organ and cell commitment and synergizes with Pit-1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995 Mar 28; 92(7):2720-4.
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Vijayan E, Carraway R, Leeman SE, McCann SM. Physiological significance of neurotensin in pituitary glycoprotein hormone release as revealed by in vivo and in vitro studies with neurotensin antiserum. Neuroendocrinology. 1994 Aug; 60(2):157-64.
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Kopin AS, Wheeler MB, Leiter AB. Secretin: structure of the precursor and tissue distribution of the mRNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Mar; 87(6):2299-303.
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Carraway RE, Mitra SP. The use of radioimmunoassay to compare the tissue and subcellular distributions of neurotensin and neuromedin N in the cat. Endocrinology. 1987 May; 120(5):2092-100.