MRI Evaluation of Size and Shape of Normal Pituitary Gland: Age and Sex Related Changes [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: For complete assessment of pituitary gland, we should be aware of its normal anatomy with the physiological variations in its size and shape in different age groups in both males and females.
Pratiksha Yadav +3 more
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Gene Expression and the Physiological Role of Transforming Growth Factor-α in the Mouse Pituitary [PDF]
, 2003 Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha), a member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family, is produced within the mouse anterior pituitaries. However, the cell types of TGF-alpha-expressing cells and the physiological roles of TGF-a within mouse
Kakeya, Tomoshi +5 more
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Pituitary metastases as a rare variant of intracranial metastasis
Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2008 Metastatiс spread of neoplasms to the pituitary gland is a relatively common finding in autopsy series of cancer patients. The majority of these patients were asymptomatic.
A. V. Osnitskaya, V. Ye. Olyushin
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Pituitary gland imaging - review of the literature
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2021 Introduction: is an endocrine gland located upon the hypophysial fossa of the sphenoid bone in the center of the middle cranial fossa and is surrounded by a small bony cavity (sella turcica).
Izabela Dąbrowska +2 more
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Timing of maternal exposure and fetal sex determine the effects of low-level chemical mixture exposure on the fetal neuroendocrine system in sheep [PDF]
, 2016 We have shown that continuous maternal exposure to the complex mixture of environmental chemicals (ECs) found in human biosolids (sewage sludge), disrupts mRNA expression of genes crucial for development and long-term regulation of hypothalamo-pituitary ...
Bellingham, M. +7 more
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Hypophysitis, the Growing Spectrum of a Rare Pituitary Disease
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021 Hypophysitis is defined as inflammation of the pituitary gland that is primary or secondary to a local or systemic process. Differential diagnosis is broad (including primary tumors, metastases, and lympho-proliferative diseases) and multifaceted ...
F. Langlois, E. Varlamov, M. Fleseriu
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Radiological Assessment of Pituitary Hyperplasia in Newly Diagnosed Cases of Primary Hypothyroidism after Hormone Therapy: A Longitudinal Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: With long-standing hypothyroidism, thyrotrophin hyperplasia can result in the enlargement of the pituitary gland. Regression of the hyperplasia has been shown to occur following adequate treatment of primary hypothyroidism with hormone ...
Manoj Mathur +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2012 The pituitary gland regulates numerous physiological functions including growth, reproduction, temperature and metabolic homeostasis, lactation, and response to stress.
Jason H Gumbel +7 more
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Folia Morphologica, 2020 Background: This paper was undertaken to determine the morphometry of pituitary gland diameter, pituitary gland height, intercavernous distance, optic chiasm diameter and optic chiasm height in skulls of Turkish population aged between 18 and 60 years ...
S. Ö. Polat +4 more
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Extended endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach to the suprasellar area: Anatomic considerations - Part I [PDF]
, 2008 INTRODUCTION: Interest in using the extended endonasal transsphenoidal approach for management of suprasellar lesions, with either a microscopic or endoscopic technique, has increased in recent years.
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