Pituitary Gland, Anterior
"Pituitary Gland, Anterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland, also known as the adenohypophysis. It secretes the ADENOHYPOPHYSEAL HORMONES that regulate vital functions such as GROWTH; METABOLISM; and REPRODUCTION.
Descriptor ID |
D010903
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MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.747.500 A06.688.357.750.500 A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500.500 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.500 A08.713.357.750.500
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Concept/Terms |
Pituitary Gland, Anterior- Pituitary Gland, Anterior
- Anterior Pituitary Glands
- Pituitary Glands, Anterior
- Lobus Anterior
- Anterior, Lobus
- Anteriors, Lobus
- Lobus Anteriors
- Anterior Lobe of Pituitary
- Pituitary Anterior Lobe
- Anterior Pituitary Gland
- Pars Distalis of Pituitary
- Pituitary Pars Distalis
- Adenohypophysis
- Adenohypophyses
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1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Gland, Anterior" by people in Profiles.
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Spindle cell oncocytoma of adenohypophysis: Report of a case and immunohistochemical review of literature. Pathol Res Pract. 2016 Mar; 212(3):222-5.
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Long-term hypoxia enhances ACTH response to arginine vasopressin but not corticotropin-releasing hormone in the near-term ovine fetus. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009 Sep; 297(3):R892-9.
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Proopiomelanocortin processing in the anterior pituitary of the ovine fetus after lesion of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Endocrinology. 2005 Jun; 146(6):2665-73.
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Long-term hypoxia enhances proopiomelanocortin processing in the near-term ovine fetus. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2005 May; 288(5):R1178-84.
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Regulation of proopiomelanocortin messenger ribonucleic acid levels in the ovine fetal anterior pituitary in vitro. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2000 Dec 22; 170(1-2):175-84.
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Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor expression in the pituitary of fetal sheep after lesion of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Endocrinology. 1999 Sep; 140(9):4292-9.
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Fetal sheep pituitary proopiomelanocortin in late gestation: effect of bilateral lesions of the paraventricular nucleus on regional and cellular messenger ribonucleic acid levels. Endocrinology. 1997 Sep; 138(9):3873-80.
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Effect of aging on GHRF-induced growth hormone release from anterior pituitary cells in primary culture. J Gerontol. 1991 Mar; 46(2):B72-7.
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Relationship between pituitary GnRH-binding sites and pituitary release of gonadotrophins in post-partum beef cows. J Reprod Fertil. 1986 Jan; 76(1):53-63.
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Impaired ability of old male rats to secrete growth hormone in vivo but not in vitro in response to hpGRF(1-44). Endocrinology. 1983 Dec; 113(6):2305-7.