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Pituitary Metastasis in Lung Cancer Patients: Case Series and Review of the Literature [PDF]

Current Oncology
The pituitary gland is an uncommon site of tumor metastasis and is predominantly associated with malignancies of the lung and breast. Metastatic involvement of the pituitary gland in lung cancer (LC) typically indicates advanced disease and is associated
Sofia Ntouraki, Afroditi Roumpou, Athina Asimakopoulou, Ioannis Gkiozos, Fotini Sarropoulou, Maria Mani, Androniki Marioli, Dimitrios Bouklas, Konstantinos Syrigos, Melpomeni Peppa   +9 more
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Autocrine and paracrine regulation of pituitary endocrine cells [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology
The anterior pituitary gland is an important endocrine organ composed of a variety of key endocrine cells that regulate the functions of peripheral targeted organs, such as growth, development, behavior, lactation, reproduction and the stability of the ...
Jianmei Yang, Lingyu Li, Lingyu Li, Xiangbo Xie, Xiangbo Xie, Changying Zhao, Chen Chen   +6 more
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Ultrastructural characteristics of the anterior pituitary gland of cattle in the definitive period of postnatal ontogenesis [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
Today much attention is paid to the study of the pituitary ultrastructure of laboratory animals and humans. But there is not enough available literature to study the most important organ of internal secretion of productive animal.
Khasaev A.N., Dzhambulatov Z.M., Zubairova M.M., Astarkhanov F.G., Gadzhiev N.M.   +4 more
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Regulation of Prolactin Release at the End Stage of Chicken Embryogenesis

The Journal of Poultry Science, 2022
Difference of onset of increase of PRL content in the anterior pituitary gland and plasma PRL concentration during the late stage of chicken embryogenesis is well known. To investigate the disagreement, changes in PRL content and PRL mRNA levels, and the
Norio Kansaku, Shin Wakui, Tomohiro Sasanami, Takeshi Ohkubo   +3 more
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Attenuation of gadolinium enhancement in pituitary gland on magnetic resonance imaging of patients with pediatric growth hormone deficiency

BMC Medical Imaging, 2023
Background Although it is generally thought that disturbance of perfusion in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland leads to complete or partial hypopituitarism, the gadolinium (Gd) enhancement findings on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of patients ...
Mariko Doai, Yuka Nishino, Yasuhiko Hayashi, Masatsune Ito, Munetaka Matoba   +4 more
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Virus Injection to the Pituitary via Transsphenoidal Approach and the Innervation of Anterior and Posterior Pituitary of Rat

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
The theory holds that the anterior pituitary in mammals receives humoral regulation. Previous studies have reported that the pars distalis of the anterior pituitary of several mammalian species contains substance P-, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)
Xiaohui Li, Shanchun Su, Haiwen Zhao, Yang Li, Xueqin Xu, Yan Gao, Dongsheng Sun, Zeyong Yang, Weilin Jin, Changbin Ke   +9 more
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Pituitary hyposignal characteristic of hemochromatosis on MRI

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Pituitary haemochromatosis is an endocrine disorder caused by the accumulation of iron due to a lack of absorption during haemochromatosis. The characteristic appearance on MRI is a T2 and T2* hyposignal of the anterior pituitary gland without ...
Romeo Thierry Yehouenou Tessi, Rita Koudouhonon Oze, Mustapha Outznit, Ihssan Hadj Hsain, Ittimade Nassar, Nabil Moatassim Billah   +5 more
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Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a rare congenital abnormality. It comprises the triad of thin or interrupted pituitary stalk, aplasia or hypoplasia of anterior pituitary gland, and absent or ectopic posterior pituitary gland.
Kapil Dawadi, MD, Prajwal Dahal, MD, Binuda Poudyal, MD   +2 more
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Antiapoptotic factor humanin is expressed in normal and tumoral pituitary cells and protects them from TNF-α-induced apoptosis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Humanin (HN) is a 24-amino acid peptide with cytoprotective action in several cell types such as neurons and testicular germ cells. Rattin (HNr), a homologous peptide of HN expressed in several adult rat tissues, also has antiapoptotic action.
María Florencia Gottardo, Gabriela Jaita, María Laura Magri, Sandra Zárate, Mariela Moreno Ayala, Jimena Ferraris, Guadalupe Eijo, Daniel Pisera, Marianela Candolfi, Adriana Seilicovich   +9 more
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The role of flow cytometry in the study of cell growth in the rat anterior pituitary gland

European Journal of Histochemistry, 2009
Flow cytometry is a suitable technique for studying in vivo and in vitro the cell cycle kinetics of different animal and human tissues, both in normal and tumoral conditions.
M Vitale, R Toni
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