"Pituitary-Adrenal System" 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.
The interactions between the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands, in which corticotropin (ACTH) stimulates the adrenal cortex and adrenal cortical hormones suppress the production of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary.
| Descriptor ID |
D010913
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.691
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| Concept/Terms |
Pituitary-Adrenal System- Pituitary-Adrenal System
- Pituitary Adrenal System
- Pituitary-Adrenal Systems
- System, Pituitary-Adrenal
- Systems, Pituitary-Adrenal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary-Adrenal System" by people in Profiles.
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Performance of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate and Baseline Cortisol in Assessing Adrenal Insufficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Aug 07; 110(9):e3117-e3124.
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The role of epigenetic mechanisms in the long-term effects of early-life adversity and mother-infant relationship on physiology and behavior of offspring in laboratory rats and mice. Dev Psychobiol. 2024 04; 66(3):e22479.
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A Study of Physical Resilience and Aging (SPRING): Conceptual framework, rationale, and study design. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 08; 71(8):2393-2405.
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Fatigue in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Review. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 10; 82(4):464-480.
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Neuroendocrine and autonomic stress systems activity in young adults raised by mothers with mental health and substance abuse problems: A prospective cohort study. Dev Psychobiol. 2021 12; 63(8):e22213.
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The Neurobiology of Mixed States. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2020 03; 43(1):139-151.
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Interaction between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis genetic variation and maternal behavior in the prediction of amygdala connectivity in children. Neuroimage. 2019 08 15; 197:493-501.
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Pathways linking obesity to neuropsychiatric disorders. Nutrition. 2019 10; 66:16-21.
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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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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene is associated with adolescents' cortisol reactivity and anxiety. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 09; 95:170-178.