mouse and human pituitary glands are largely similar. For many years researchers took great interest in a fundamental question: Where do the two lobes originate during embryonic development?

Related Links: Jackson Laboratory / Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Center (MMRRC ... POMC: proopiomelanocortin is endogenously expressed in the pituitary gland and in the arcuate nucleus of ...

Above and behind the mouth cavity, tucked into a cradle of bone at the base of the human brain, lies a reddish nugget of tissue, no bigger than a big pea in normal adults—the pituitary gland.

They can also be challenging to diagnose. They share these traits: The pituitary gland may raise or lower one or more hormones. A hormone imbalance can cause physical or mood changes. At the same time ...

A review of the Johns Hopkins Hospital surgical records from 1896–1912 on a patient with hypopituitarism secondary to a suprasellar mass, in whom the first documented pituitary gland ...

The Pituitary Center offers: The pituitary gland lies at the base of the skull, between the brain and the paranasal sinuses. From this location, it serves a critical link between the brain and the ...

He was started on steroid, thyroid and growth hormone replacement. MRI of the pituitary gland (figure 1) showed an atrophic pituitary gland, absent pituitary stalk and an ectopic posterior pituitary ...