The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland located downstream of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, which is composed of an anterior, an intermediate and a posterior lobe. It secretes ...

The pituitary gland is a structure located at the base of the brain, which dictates and manages the functions of the majority ...

More information: Qiyu Chen et al, Neural plate progenitors give rise to both anterior and posterior pituitary cells, Developmental Cell (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.08.018 ...

This case study illustrates Harvey Cushing's pioneering work in pituitary transplantation in ... In the upper and posterior part of the cavity there is a peculiar gelatinous deposit, and in ...

(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 ...