This practice is known as eponymophilia and it continues today, particularly in pathology – the study of disease ... It can develop naturally from tumours forming in the adrenal or pituitary glands, ...

Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH)—also known as hypothalamic hypogonadism—is a condition in which the hypothalamus or pituitary gland produces little to no gonadotropins. Gonadotropins are hormones ...

Adrenal glands can also be impaired if there is a disorder in the pituitary gland, as it signals the adrenals ... Loukas M. A review of the anatomy and clinical significance of adrenal veins. Clin ...

Currently evidence suggests that the transmitter is pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide ... could be mimicked by electrical stimulation of the sympathetic innervation of the gland ...

Each lobe controls specific functions. Sometimes called the “master gland,” the pituitary gland is a pea-sized structure found deep in the brain behind the bridge of the nose. The pituitary gland ...

Control pituitary glands were post-mortem tissues obtained from the Memphis Regional Medical Center, and were approved by University of Tennessee Health Science Center Internal Review Board (UTHSC-IRB ...

Background: Non-functional pituitary adenoma (NFPA) is a common tumor that occurs in the pituitary gland, and generally without any symptoms at its early stage and without clinical elevation of ...