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Pituitary Gland, Anterior

Known as: Gland, Anterior Pituitary, Anterior lobe of hypophysis, Pituitary gland, anterior lobe 
The anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland, also known as the adenohypophysis. It secretes the ADENOHYPOPHYSEAL HORMONES that regulate vital… 
National Institutes of Health

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PITUITARY ANOMALIES WITH HOLOPROSENCEPHALY-LIKE FEATURES (disorder)Structure of distal part of pituitary

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Review
2004
Review
2004
Metastases to the pituitary gland.
Only 1% of all pituitary surgeries are performed to treat tumors that have metastasized to the pituitary gland; however, in… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Pitx2 regulates lung asymmetry, cardiac positioning and pituitary and tooth morphogenesis
Pitx1 (refs 1,2,3) and Pitx2 (refs 4, 5) are highly homologous, bicoid-related transcription factors. Pitx2 was initially… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Identification of a thyroid hormone receptor that is pituitary-specific.
Three cellular homologs of the v-erbA oncogene were previously identified in the rat; two of them encode high affinity receptors… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Corticotropin-releasing factor immunoreactivity is widely distributed within the central nervous system of the rat: an immunohistochemical study
The discovery of a 41-amino acid peptide with potent corticotropin- releasing factor properties has prompted a search for neurons… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Characterization of rat hypothalamic growth hormone-releasing factor
The importance of the hypothalamus in the regulation of growth hormone (GH) secretion from the adenohypophysis has been supported… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Regional dissociation of beta-endorphin and enkephalin contents in rat brain and pituitary.
beta-Endorphin and enkephalin in extracts of whole brain, various brain regions, adenohypophysis, and combined pars intermedia… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
CLASSIFICATIONS OF ANTERIOR PITUITARY CELL TYPES WITH IMMUNOENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY
Peroxidase-labeled antibody method was used to localize the six hormones of the anterior pituitary gland of male rats both at the… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Hormone secretion of the anterior pituitary gland after physical interruption of all nervous pathways to the hypophysiotrophic area.
Previous studies, in which anterior pituitary tissue was transplanted into the hypothalamus, have shown that only the medial… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Evidence that the hypothalamus is responsible for androgen-induced sterility in the female rat.
The data presented in the current study suggest that the sterility which ensues from androgen treatment of prepubertal female… 
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
Functional grafts of the anterior pituitary gland
A study has been made of pituitary grafts placed into hypophysectomized adult rats under the median eminence of the tuber… 
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