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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Gland, Anterior" by people in Profiles.
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Nyongesa A, Oduma J, al'Absi M, Chirwa S. Immunohistochemical localization of anterior pituitary cell types of vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) following sub-chronic cathinone exposure. J Ethnopharmacol. 2015 Nov 04; 174:168-77.
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Hafiz S, Dennis JC, Schwartz D, Judd R, Tao YX, Khazal K, Akingbemi B, Mo XL, Abdel-Mageed AB, Morrison E, Mansour M. Expression of melanocortin receptors in human prostate cancer cell lines: MC2R activation by ACTH increases prostate cancer cell proliferation. Int J Oncol. 2012 Oct; 41(4):1373-80.
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Bellinger FP, Fox BK, Chan WY, Davis LK, Andres MA, Hirano T, Grau EG, Cooke IM. Ionotropic glutamate receptor activation increases intracellular calcium in prolactin-releasing cells of the adenohypophysis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Dec; 291(6):E1188-96.
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Friedman TC, Shahinian H. Bilateral cerebral aneurysms impinging on the pituitary. Pituitary. 2004; 7(3):193-194.
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Christov KT, Guzman RC, Swanson SM, Thordarson G, Talamantes F, Nandi S. Cell proliferation and apoptosis during mammary carcinogenesis in pituitary isografted mice. Carcinogenesis. 1996 Aug; 17(8):1741-6.
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Qui?ones-Jenab V, Jenab S, Ogawa S, Funabashi T, Weesner GD, Pfaff DW. Estrogen regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor messenger RNA in female rat pituitary tissue. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1996 Jun; 38(2):243-50.
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Jara CS, Salud AT, Bryant-Greenwood GD, Pirens G, Hennen G, Frankenne F. Immunocytochemical localization of the human growth hormone variant in the human placenta. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1989 Nov; 69(5):1069-72.
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DePalatis LR, Khorram O, McCann SM. 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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Ono N, Bedran de Castro J, Khorram O, McCann SM. 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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Khorram O, Bedran de Castro JC, McCann SM. 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.