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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Deprenyl, an old drug with new anticancer potential: Mini review [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 The anticancer potential of monoamine oxidase (MAO) was observed in pre-clinical assays conducted with cell cultures and animals. L-Deprenyl (DEP) causes apoptosis in melanoma, leukemia and mammary cells. High-dose DEP has shown toxicity in mammary and pituitary cancers, as well as in monoblastic leukemia, in rats.
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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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Protein and mRNA expression of estradiol receptors during estrus in yaks (Bos grunniens)
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2015 The objective of this study was to investigate mRNA by real-time PCR and protein expression by immunofluorescence of the estradiol receptors (ER) in the pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and gonads of yaks (Bos grunniens).
Shengdong Huo +5 more
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Identification and Profiling of Pituitary microRNAs of Sheep during Anestrus and Estrus Stages
Animals, 2020 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs, molecules of 21 to 25 nucleotides in length, that regulate gene expression by binding to their target mRNA and play a significant role in animal development.
Yaseen Ullah +14 more
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Spectrum and review of MRI findings in hypophysitis [PDF]
, 2018 Inflammation of the pituitary infundibulum and pituitary gland (hypophysis) is called hypophysitis. The causes may be primary (lymphocytic hypophysitis, granulomatous hypophysitis, xanthomatous hypophysitis, necrotizing hypophysitis) or secondary due to ...
Kadiyala, Niharika +2 more
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Morphometric analysis of pituitary gland using magnetic resonance imaging in Indian subjects
Asian Journal of Medical SciencesBackground: Before the advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the radiological assessment of the hypothalamic-pituitary region relied on plain radiographs and computed tomography scans.
Krishna GK +3 more
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Functional Restoration of Pituitary after Pituitary Allotransplantation into Hypophysectomized Rats
Cells, 2021 Long-term hormone replacement therapy due to panhypopituitarism can lead to serious complications and thus, pituitary transplantation is considered a more desirable.
Jai Ho Choi +5 more
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Plasma ACTH concentration and pituitary gland histo-pathology in rats infected with [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Human African trypanosomiasis is one of the neglected and re-emerging infectious diseases in Africa with over 60 million people being at risk of contracting the disease.Objective: To investigate the effects of Trypanosoma brucei brucei ...
Maina, Charles Irungu
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The Role of Adipokines in the Control of Pituitary Functions
AnimalsThe pituitary gland is a key endocrine gland in all classes of vertebrates, including mammals. The pituitary gland is an important component of hypothalamus–pituitary–target organ hormonal regulatory axes and forms a functional link between the nervous ...
Barbara Kaminska +12 more
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