"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Gland" by people in Profiles.
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Yoshida S, Tsuneoka Y, Tsukada T, Nakakura T, Kawamura A, Kai W, Yoshida K. Primary Cilia are Required for Cell-Type Determination and Angiogenesis in Pituitary Development. Endocrinology. 2024 Jul 01; 165(8).
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Malintha GHT, Celino-Brady FT, Stoytcheva ZR, Seale AP. Osmosensitive transcription factors in the prolactin cell of a euryhaline teleost. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2023 04; 278:111356.
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Wilson JB, Zopey M, Augustine J, Schaffer R, Chiang M, Friedman TC. 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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Stojakovic A, Ahmad SM, Malhotra S, Afzal Z, Ahmed M, Lutfy K. The role of pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating polypeptide in the motivational effects of addictive drugs. Neuropharmacology. 2020 07; 171:108109.
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P?rez-Ibave DC, Rodr?guez-S?nchez IP, Garza-Rodr?guez ML, P?rez-Maya AA, Luna M, Ar?mburo C, Tsin A, Perry G, Mohamed-Noriega K, Mohamed-Noriega J, Cavazos-Adame H, Mohamed-Hamsho J, Barrera-Salda?a HA. Expression of growth hormone gene in the baboon eye. Exp Eye Res. 2018 04; 169:157-169.
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Nie Y, Ferrini MG, Liu Y, Anghel A, Paez Espinosa EV, Stuart RC, Lutfy K, Nillni EA, Friedman TC. 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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Tweed JO, Hsia SH, Lutfy K, Friedman TC. The endocrine effects of nicotine and cigarette smoke. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jul; 23(7):334-42.
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Grigorian AL, Bustamante JJ, Mu?oz J, Aguilar RM, Martinez AO, Haro LS. Preparative alkaline urea gradient PAGE: application to purification of extraordinarily-stable disulfide-linked homodimer of human growth hormone. Electrophoresis. 2007 Nov; 28(21):3829-36.
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Ozdemir V, Bertilsson L, Miura J, Carpenter E, Reist C, Harper P, Wid?n J, Svensson JO, Albers LJ, Kennedy JL, Endrenyi L, Kalow W. 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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Hsieh YL, Chowdhury I, Chien JT, Chatterjee A, Yu JY. Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the cDNA encoding thyroid-stimulating hormone beta-subunit of common duck and mule duck pituitaries: in vitro regulation of steady-state TSHbeta mRNA level. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar; 146(3):307-17.