The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland located downstream of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, which is composed of an anterior, an intermediate and a posterior lobe. It secretes ...

A review of the Johns Hopkins Hospital surgical records from 1896–1912 on a patient with hypopituitarism secondary to a suprasellar mass, in whom the first documented pituitary gland ...

However, its engagement in the pituitary gland has been long underestimated although Hedgehog signaling and pituitary embryogenic development are closely linked. Thus, deregulation of this signaling ...

(3) After all of the AVP stored in the posterior pituitary gland has been released, a third phase of diabetes insipidus develops if >80-90% of the AVP-secreting neuronal cell bodies in the ...

There were minimal oral manifestations (high arched palate) in both of them and one had postaxial polydactyly of both hands and one foot. In addition, there was evidence of aplasia of the pituitary ...

The hypothalamus, located in the ventral area of the brain between the pituitary gland and the third ventricle, is characterized as a bilateral group of nuclei that surround the mammillary bodies.

It also seems to have some control over the pituitary gland – in particular, over the menstrual cycle – and it may influence new bone deposition. We know that the pineal gland calcifies as we ...

Glioblastomas are grade 4 tumors. Pituitary tumors develop in the pituitary gland and affect hormone levels. They tend to be more common in females and make up 9% to 12% of all primary brain tumors.

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[8] Finally, as a practical consideration, any patient with postoperative diabetes insipidus should be presumed to have anterior pituitary insufficiency as well, and should receive corticosteroid ...