"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1997 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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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Sustained Pituitary T3 Production Explains the T4-mediated TSH Feedback Mechanism. Endocrinology. 2023 11 02; 164(12).
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Recurrence after pituitary surgery in adult Cushing's disease: a systematic review on diagnosis and treatment. Endocrine. 2020 11; 70(2):218-231.
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Ovarian cyclicity and prolactin status of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in North American zoos may be influenced by life experience and individual temperament. Horm Behav. 2020 09; 125:104804.
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Novel Use of Biodissolvable Stent in Treatment of Recurrent Rathke Cleft Cyst. World Neurosurg. 2019 Nov; 131:186-190.
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Structural malformations of the brain, eye, and pituitary gland in PHACE syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2018 01; 176(1):48-55.
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TRH Action Is Impaired in Pituitaries of Male IGSF1-Deficient Mice. Endocrinology. 2017 04 01; 158(4):815-830.
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Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency Programs Reproductive Dysfunction in Female Mice Offspring Through Adverse Effects on the Neuroendocrine Axis. Endocrinology. 2016 Apr; 157(4):1535-45.
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Comparison of sinonasal quality of life and health status in patients undergoing microscopic and endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary lesions: a prospective cohort study. J Neurosurg. 2015 Sep; 123(3):799-807.
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Predictors of sinonasal quality of life and nasal morbidity after fully endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. J Neurosurg. 2015 Jun; 122(6):1458-65.
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Clinical review: Adolescent anovulation: maturational mechanisms and implications. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Sep; 98(9):3572-83.