 Pituitary Gland
"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Gland" by people in Profiles.
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Hwang SR, O'Neill A, Bark S, Foulon T, Hook V. Secretory vesicle aminopeptidase B related to neuropeptide processing: molecular identification and subcellular localization to enkephalin- and NPY-containing chromaffin granules. J Neurochem. 2007 Mar; 100(5):1340-50.
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Ruf F, Park MJ, Hayot F, Lin G, Roysam B, Ge Y, Sealfon SC. Mixed analog/digital gonadotrope biosynthetic response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone. J Biol Chem. 2006 Oct 13; 281(41):30967-78.
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Jelinsky SA, Harris HA, Brown EL, Flanagan K, Zhang X, Tunkey C, Lai K, Lane MV, Simcoe DK, Evans MJ. Global transcription profiling of estrogen activity: estrogen receptor alpha regulates gene expression in the kidney. Endocrinology. 2003 Feb; 144(2):701-10.
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Reiser MA, D'Souza T, Dryer SE. Effects of caffeine and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine on voltage-activated potassium currents in vertebrate neurones and secretory cells. Br J Pharmacol. 1996 Aug; 118(8):2145-51.
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Eikenburg DC, Ravitz AJ, Gudelsky GA, Moore KE. Effects of estrogen on prolactin and tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurons. J Neural Transm. 1977; 40(4):235-44.
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Adams HR, Smookler HH, Clarke DE, Jandhyala BS, Dixit BN, Ertel RJ, Buckley JP. Clinicopathologic effects of chronic reserpine administration in mongrel dogs. J Pharm Sci. 1971 Aug; 60(8):1134-8.
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BRUNE G, MERTENS HG. [Studies on hormonal regulation of water, sodium and potassium in man. II. Results in partial pituitary gland insufficiency]. Klin Wochenschr. 1959 May 15; 37(10):554-62.
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