The hypothalamus secretes corticotropin releasing factor, which acts on the anterior pituitary, where it stimulates the secretion of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH). The adrenal glands are stimulated ...

(3) After all of the AVP stored in the posterior pituitary gland has been released, a third phase of diabetes insipidus develops if >80-90% of the AVP-secreting neuronal cell bodies in the ...

Autoimmune diseases are a pathophysiological state wherein immune responses are directed against, and damage, the body's own tissues (autoimmunity). Common examples of autoimmune disease include ...