Development of the anterior pituitary gland, from a common primordium in the roof of the embryonic mouth into an organ comprising multiple distinct endocrine cell types, is described by two University ...

Your pituitary is a small gland at the base of your brain. Pituitary disorders develop because of problems with your pituitary gland. A growth (tumor) in or near the pituitary often causes these ...

The pituitary gland is a pea-sized endocrine gland composed of two structurally and functionally separate parts known as anterior and posterior lobes. The pituitary gland's anterior lobe secretes six ...

The pituitary gland is the size of a pea, but it plays a major role in the endocrine system. It is often called the master gland because it controls several other hormone glands in the body. Almost ...

Conditions that affect the pituitary gland include acromegaly and gigantism, Cushing and empty sella syndromes, prolactinoma, and more. Noncancerous tumors most often cause conditions that affect your ...

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 pituitary adenoma, also called a pituitary tumor, is a growth in your pituitary gland. Your pituitary is a small, bean-shaped gland behind your nose at the base of your brain. Your pituitary helps ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MDKey TakeawaysHypogonadotropic hypogonadism, also known as hypothalamic hypogonadism, occurs when the hypothalamus or pituitary gland produces little to no ...

The most fertile branch of Medicine today is the study of the body’s glands and the chemicals called hormones which those glands manufacture and distribute through the body. The pituitary seems to be ...

Some doctors may classify pituitary tumors as brain tumors, although others may not. Brain tumors occur in brain tissue, whereas pituitary tumors originate in the pituitary gland, which is inside the ...