These include: Given its instrumental role in the body, the pituitary gland is highly influential on human development and functioning. Primarily, this is done through the synthesis of hormones.

The pituitary gland is a small, pea-sized endocrine gland ... it may be possible to use them as a tool to treat human ...

In 1912, Cushing performed the first reported transplant of a human pituitary gland from a stillborn fetus into an adult male with symptoms of hypopituitarism. The patient was an ideal candidate ...