PREVIOUS observations in this laboratory have indicated that the injection of catecholamines and certain posterior pituitary polypeptides into the lateral ventricle of the cat is associated with ...
Transient diabetes insipidus almost always begins within 24-48 h of surgery, and usually abates within several days. Both transient diabetes insipidus and the first phase of the triphasic pattern are ...
IN recent years the technic of measuring the pressure in the wedged hepatic vein by means of catheterizing the hepatic vein has been utilized for assessing the level of the portal-vein pressure in man ...
WE have recently found that the decrease of ascorbic acid concentration of rats' adrenals due to epinephrine is smaller in rats to which pituitrin has been administered and in dehydrated rats than in ...
All patients were cared for on the wards of the Second and Fourth (Harvard) Medical Services, as previously outlined. 4 In addition, gastric contents were sampled serially throughout all infusion ...
Review of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Pituitary Gland The adult pituitary gland weighs approximately 500-600 g and is typically 1.2-1.5 cm in diameter and 0.5 cm thick, occupying approximately ...
The diagnosis of pituitary apoplexy can be challenging, as its presentation can mimic other neurologic conditions. All patients with pituitary apoplexy should undergo immediate pituitary testing and ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 61-year-old male was referred to the endocrine clinic for evaluation of a pituitary mass. A head MRI was ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 63-year-old man was referred to the Massachusetts General Hospital Neuroendocrine & Pituitary Tumor Clinical ...
An unexpected observation has led researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot to challenge a 200-year-old doctrine regarding the embryonic origins of the pituitary gland at the base of ...
Hypopituitarism is a health condition characterized by the reduced production of hormones from the pituitary gland. The pathophysiology of hypopituitarism usually involves damage to the pituitary ...