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The main endocrine gland. It produces hormones that control other glands and many body functions, especially growth.
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A hormone (from Greek horman - "to set in motion") is a chemical messenger from one cell (or group of cells) to another. All multicellular organisms (including plants) produce hormones. The best known hormones are those produced by endocrine glands of vertebrate animals, but hormones are produced by nearly every organ system and tissue type in a human or animal body. Hormone molecules are secreted (released) directly into the bloodstream, other body fluids, or into adjacent tissues. ...
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Pituitary Gland as related to Hormones
- Pituitary gland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pituitary gland secretes hormones regulating homeostasis, including tropic ... These hormones are released from the anterior pituitary under the influence ...
- Pituitary Network Association - FAQ
... addition, the pituitary gland produces growth hormone for normal ... Hormones produced in the hypothalamus carry signals or messages to the pituitary gland. ...
- Overview of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones
... inhibiting hormones are carried directly to the anterior pituitary gland via ... Functional Anatomy of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland. Growth Hormone ...
- Hormones of the Pituitary
The pituitary gland is pea-sized structure located at the base of the brain. ... TSH stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete its hormone thyroxine (T4) ...
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The pituitary is often called the "master gland" because it controls the secretion of hormones. ... A normal pituitary gland weighs less than one gram, and is ...
- ACS :: What Are Pituitary Tumors?
The Pituitary Gland The pituitary gland is found inside the skull just above the ... These cause the pituitary gland to make its own hormones. ...
- The Pituitary Gland - Advanced Version
The pituitary gland lies at the base of the skull, nestled in a bony structure ... of the pituitary gland produce a number of different hormones which act on ...
- Introduction: Pituitary Gland Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
... of hormones produced by glands under the pituitary's control (target glands) ... of the pituitary gland, with or without disturbing hormone production. ...
- The Pituitary Gland - Advanced Version
... of the pituitary gland produce a number of different hormones which act on ... Prolactin is a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland in both men ...
- Endocrine System
Working with hormones from the pituitary gland, testosterone also tells a guy's ... the pituitary gland senses the normal levels of thyroid hormone in the ...
- The Pituitary Gland & Endocrine System Disorders: An Overview
Your pituitary gland produces many different types of hormones, and disorders ... The pituitary gland makes these types of hormones: ...
- Pituitary dwarfism
The posterior pituitary gland only produces two hormones. ... When all of the hormones of the anterior pituitary gland are not produced, this ...
- Secretory Pituitary Gland Tumor Overview: Hormone.org
A number of secretory pituitary gland tumors are troublesome to people, creating acromegaly, hormone imbalance, and other dangerous conditions. Learn more at Hormone. ...
- Pituitary gland - New World Encyclopedia
Hormones produced in this gland at the base of the brain travel to other parts ... The pituitary gland secretes various hormones regulating homeostasis, including ...
- pituitary gland: Definition from Answers.com
pituitary gland n. A small oval endocrine gland attached to the base of the ... The pituitary gland secretes hormones regulating homeostasis, including tropic ...
- Functional Anatomy of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland
These hypothalamic hormones reach the anterior pituitary through the ... anterior pituitary, which carry hormones secreted by that gland, coalesce into ...
- What is the Pituitary Gland?
Description of pituitary gland and its function. ... The pituitary gland secretes hormones. ... (cell lines) that produce hormones the anterior pituitary gland ...
- Hypopituitarism: Pituitary Gland Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
In some cases, the pituitary gland's production of a single hormone decreases. ... usually begins by measuring levels of the hormones that the pituitary gland ...
- PITUITARY GLAND,
The anterior pituitary gland produces several hormones; all of them are peptides, ... Glands under the influence of anterior pituitary hormones are also affected by ...
- How Your Thyroid Works - EndocrineWeb
... the feedback mechanism of the thryoid gland situated just below the larynx. ... level of thyroid hormones (T3 & T4) drops too low, the pituitary gland produces ...

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