Pituitary Gland, Anterior
"Pituitary Gland, Anterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland, also known as the adenohypophysis. It secretes the ADENOHYPOPHYSEAL HORMONES that regulate vital functions such as GROWTH; METABOLISM; and REPRODUCTION.
| Descriptor ID |
D010903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.747.500 A06.688.357.750.500 A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500.500 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.500 A08.713.357.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Pituitary Gland, Anterior- Pituitary Gland, Anterior
- Anterior Pituitary Glands
- Pituitary Glands, Anterior
- Lobus Anterior
- Anterior, Lobus
- Anteriors, Lobus
- Lobus Anteriors
- Anterior Lobe of Pituitary
- Pituitary Anterior Lobe
- Anterior Pituitary Gland
- Pars Distalis of Pituitary
- Pituitary Pars Distalis
- Adenohypophysis
- Adenohypophyses
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Gland, Anterior" by people in Profiles.
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Bilateral cerebral aneurysms impinging on the pituitary. Pituitary. 2004; 7(3):193-194.
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Regulation of prohormone convertase 1 (PC1) by thyroid hormone. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Jan; 280(1):E160-70.
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Generation of 1-37 and 1-38 forms of adrenocorticotropin by mono- and dipeptidyl serine carboxypeptidase activities in bovine pituitary secretory vesicles. Endocrinology. 1993 Dec; 133(6):2951-61.
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Restoration by bromocriptine of glucocorticoid receptors and glucocorticoid negative feedback on prolactin secretion in estrogen-induced pituitary tumors. Neuroendocrinology. 1993 Sep; 58(3):273-9.
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Oestrogens down-regulate type I but not type II adrenal corticoid receptors in rat anterior pituitary. J Steroid Biochem. 1990 May; 35(6):671-7.
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The influence of suckling on the hypothalamic and pituitary secretion of immunoreactive alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone. Brain Res. 1986 Nov 29; 398(2):361-5.
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On the presence of a nondopaminergic, peptidergic prolactin release-inhibiting factor in hypothalamic extracts of infantile rats. Neuroendocrinology. 1986; 44(1):65-9.
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Age-, sex-, and gonadal steroid-related changes in immunoreactive substance P in the rat anterior pituitary gland. Endocrinology. 1985 Oct; 117(4):1368-73.
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Role of arginine vasopressin in control of ACTH and LH release during stress. Life Sci. 1985 May 06; 36(18):1779-86.
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The effect of the estrous cycle and estrogen on the release of immunoreactive alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone. Peptides. 1985 May-Jun; 6(3):503-8.