"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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1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Gland" by people in Profiles.
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High Prevalence of Adrenal Remnant Tissue in Patients Undergoing Bilateral Adrenalectomy for Cushing's Disease. Horm Metab Res. 2021 Mar; 53(3):161-168.
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The role of pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating polypeptide in the motivational effects of addictive drugs. Neuropharmacology. 2020 07; 171:108109.
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Morphine treatment selectively regulates expression of rat pituitary POMC and the prohormone convertases PC1/3 and PC2. Peptides. 2013 Sep; 47:99-109.
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The endocrine effects of nicotine and cigarette smoke. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jul; 23(7):334-42.
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Gene expression profiling following short-term and long-term morphine exposure in mice uncovers genes involved in food intake. Neuroscience. 2010 May 05; 167(2):554-66.
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Dynamic pituitary MRI has high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of mild Cushing's syndrome and should be part of the initial workup. Horm Metab Res. 2007 Jun; 39(6):451-6.
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CYP2D6 genotype in relation to perphenazine concentration and pituitary pharmacodynamic tissue sensitivity in Asians: CYP2D6-serotonin-dopamine crosstalk revisited. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2007 May; 17(5):339-47.
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Endocrinomic profile of neurointermediate lobe pituitary prohormone processing in PC1/3- and PC2-Null mice using SELDI-TOF mass spectrometry. J Mol Endocrinol. 2005 Jun; 34(3):739-51.
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Chronic in utero plasma hyperosmolality alters hypothalamic arginine vasopressin synthesis and pituitary arginine vasopressin content in newborn lambs. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Jul; 187(1):191-6.
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Up-regulation of splenic prohormone convertases PC1 and PC2 in diabetic rats. Regul Pept. 2001 Dec 15; 102(2-3):135-45.