"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 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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Pituitary Sarcoidosis in a Pediatric Patient Successfully Treated With Adalimumab and Methotrexate. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2021 Jan-Dec; 9:23247096211012191.
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Congenital pituitary hypoplasia model demonstrates hypothalamic OTX2 regulation of pituitary progenitor cells. J Clin Invest. 2020 02 03; 130(2):641-654.
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Oviductal Retention of Embryos in Female Mice Lacking Estrogen Receptor a in the Isthmus and the Uterus. Endocrinology. 2020 02 01; 161(2).
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Neuroanatomical alterations in people with high and low cannabis dependence. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2020 01; 54(1):68-75.
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Infundibular Epidermoid Cyst: Case Report and Systematic Review. World Neurosurg. 2019 Oct; 130:110-114.
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S100a4-Cre-mediated deletion of Patched1 causes hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: role of pituitary hematopoietic cells in endocrine regulation. JCI Insight. 2019 07 02; 5.
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Childhood maltreatment, pituitary volume and adolescent hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis - Evidence for a maltreatment-related attenuation. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 12; 98:39-45.
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G protein-coupled estrogen receptor regulates embryonic heart rate in zebrafish. PLoS Genet. 2017 Oct; 13(10):e1007069.
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The Safety and Efficacy of Growth Hormone Secretagogues. Sex Med Rev. 2018 01; 6(1):45-53.
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Associations between dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) levels, pituitary volume, and social anxiety in children. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016 Feb; 64:31-9.