Development of the anterior pituitary gland, from a common primordium in the roof of the embryonic mouth into an organ comprising multiple distinct endocrine cell types, is described by two University ...

The pituitary gland is the size of a pea, but it plays a major role in the endocrine system. It is often called the master gland because it controls several other hormone glands in the body. Almost ...

LIGHT influences the level of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) in the pituitary gland of rats 1. The MSH content increases after a period of constant illumination and is lowered by a period of ...

Researchers have successfully converted human pluripotent stem cells into purified pituitary cells that aggregated into hormone-secreting organoids. As reported June 8 in the journal Stem Cell Reports ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different populations, with the ...

A pituitary adenoma, also called a pituitary tumor, is a growth in your pituitary gland. Your pituitary is a small, bean-shaped gland behind your nose at the base of your brain. Your pituitary helps ...

Panhypopituitarism is a rare condition in which the pituitary gland stops producing enough pituitary hormones. It can affect people of all ages, including children. The pituitary gland is a tiny organ ...

Hypopituitarism is a rare disorder of the endocrine system, which is responsible for hormone production. The condition develops when the pituitary gland does not make enough hormones. Hypopituitarism ...