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 endocrine disorders in the future. By regulating the macrophages, it could ...

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 ...

Knight says that the method of transmission that Collinge identified is “extremely unusual,” and there’s no evidence that Alzheimer’s can spread through medical procedures used today. He also conceded ...

The pituitary, a small bean-shaped gland at the base of the brain ... underlying the biologic and morphologic features of human pituitary tumors. These include alterations in hormonal regulation ...

Hormones act as messengers within the human body — performing essential ... to send a releasing hormone (GnRH) to the pituitary gland. The releasing hormone signals the pituitary gland to ...

Nutritional supplements for men are big business that generate billions annually. The most prominent issue is that the ...

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 ...

hormonal stimulation is not implicated in the neoplastic transformation that underlies the development of human pituitary tumors. S Ezzat is a Professor of Medicine and Oncology at The Freeman ...