 Pituitary Gland
"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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| 2012 | 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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Tsai SL, Laffan E, Lawrence S. A retrospective review of pituitary MRI findings in children on growth hormone therapy. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Jul; 42(7):799-804.
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Suarez EA, d'Alva CB, Campbell A, Miller-Horn J, Dever M, Faerber E, Medonca BB, Latronico AC, De Luca F. Absence of mutation in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene in severe primary hypothyroidism associated with gonadal hyperstimulation. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Aug; 20(8):923-31.
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Barros AC, Erway LC, Krezel W, Curran T, Kastner P, Chambon P, Forrest D. Absence of thyroid hormone receptor beta-retinoid X receptor interactions in auditory function and in the pituitary-thyroid axis. Neuroreport. 1998 Sep 14; 9(13):2933-7.
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