Our bodies are regulated by hormones which are chemicals that allow communication between different cells and parts of the body. Endocrine glands release hormones into the bloodstream. Hormones ...

The pituitary gland is a structure located at the base of the brain, which dictates and manages the functions of the majority of other endocrine glands throughout the body. The pituitary gland has ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The control of thyroxine levels by the hypothalamus and pituitary gland is an example of negative feedback.

This is an important distinction from patients with FIPA, where no other endocrine glands form tumours. in MEN1 the overactive glands most often include the parathyroid glands, the pancreas and the ...

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 review of the Johns Hopkins Hospital surgical records from 1896–1912 on a patient with hypopituitarism secondary to a suprasellar mass, in whom the first documented pituitary gland ...

and infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are also thought to affect hypothalamic–pituitary function. Schaefer and colleagues aimed to determine the incidence of hypothalamic ...