"Pituitary Gland" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a short stalk which is called the INFUNDIBULUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D010902
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.747 A06.688.357.750 A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500 A08.713.357.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Pituitary Gland- Pituitary Gland
- Gland, Pituitary
- Glands, Pituitary
- Pituitary Glands
- Hypophysis Cerebri
- Cerebri, Hypophysis
- Cerebrus, Hypophysis
- Hypophysis Cerebrus
- Hypophysis
- Hypophyses
Pituitary Stalk- Pituitary Stalk
- Pituitary Stalks
- Infundibulum (Hypophysis)
- Hypophyseal Infundibulum
- Hypophyseal Stalk
- Hypophyseal Stalks
- Stalk, Hypophyseal
- Stalks, Hypophyseal
- Infundibular Stalk
- Infundibular Stalks
- Stalk, Infundibular
- Stalks, Infundibular
- Infundibular Stem
- Infundibulum, Hypophyseal
- Infundibulum
- Infundibulums
- Hypothalamus, Infundibular
- Infundibular Hypothalamus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Gland" by people in Profiles.
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An institutional experience in applying quality improvement measures to pituitary surgery: clinical and resource implications. Neurosurg Focus. 2023 Dec; 55(6):E10.
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Risk factors for tumor recurrence and progression of spindle cell oncocytoma of the pituitary gland: a systematic review and pooled analysis. Pituitary. 2021 Jun; 24(3):429-437.
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Intrasellar abscess following pituitary surgery. Pituitary. 2015 Oct; 18(5):731-7.
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MALDI mass spectrometry imaging analysis of pituitary adenomas for near-real-time tumor delineation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Aug 11; 112(32):9978-83.
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Anatomical considerations for endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery in pediatric patients. Laryngoscope. 2010 Sep; 120(9):1730-7.
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Reproductive aging and variability in the ovarian antral follicle count: application in the clinical setting. Fertil Steril. 2003 Sep; 80(3):577-83.
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Modulation of human luteinizing hormone beta gene transcription by MIP-2A. J Biol Chem. 2003 Jun 27; 278(26):24033-8.
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Differential distribution of melatonin receptors in the pituitary gland of Xenopus laevis. Anat Embryol (Berl). 2003 Mar; 206(4):291-9.
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Paired-like repression/activation in pituitary development. Recent Prog Horm Res. 2003; 58:249-61.
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Perspective: genetic and genomic approaches in elucidating mechanisms of pituitary development. Endocrinology. 2002 Jun; 143(6):2007-11.