Immunohistological study of the anterior pituitary gland ? pars distalis and pars intermedia ? in dwarf mice

1982 ◽  
Vol 223 (2) ◽  
pp. 415-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Roux ◽  
Andrzej Bartke ◽  
Francis Dumont ◽  
Maurice P. Dubois
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Gland ◽  
Anterior Pituitary ◽  
Anterior Pituitary Gland ◽  
Pars Intermedia ◽  
Pars Distalis ◽  
Dwarf Mice ◽  
Immunohistological Study

The Pituitary Gland: Embryology, Physiology, and Pathophysiology

2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Dorton
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Gland ◽  
Anterior Pituitary ◽  
Pituitary Hormones ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
The Body ◽  
Pars Intermedia ◽  
Pituitary Hormone ◽  
Pars Tuberalis ◽  
Pars Distalis ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

The pituitary gland, the “master gland” of the body, is composed of endocrine cells, which secrete hormones essential for homeostasis. The gland consists of the adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary) and the neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary), two unique structures that differ anatomically and functionally.The neurohypophysis is innervated by nerve cells in the hypothalamus and forms the connection between it and the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus stimulates release and inhibition of pituitary hormones. The neurohypophysis secretes oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone.The adenohypophysis is composed of three structures: the pars distalis, the pars intermedia, and the pars tuberalis. The anterior pituitary (pars distalis) is responsible for the release of hormones that include growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and melanocyte-stimulating hormone.Disorders of the pituitary are predominately those of insufficient hormone release and may have profound effects on the neonate. The potential causes of and clinical symptomatology that may accompany pituitary hormone insufficiency in the neonatal period are explored.

DIRECT ANTIPROLIFERATIVE EFFECT OF DOPAMINE AGONISTS ON THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND IN ORGAN CULTURE

1978 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. PAWLIKOWSKI ◽  
J. KUNERT-RADEK ◽  
H. STĘPIEŃ
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Gland ◽  
Dopamine Receptor ◽  
Mitotic Activity ◽  
Anterior Pituitary ◽  
Anterior Pituitary Gland ◽  
Antiproliferative Effect ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Pars Intermedia ◽  
Pituitary Tumours ◽  
Rat Pituitary

Department of Experimental Endocrinology, Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy of Łódź, Dr Sterling sir. 3, 91–425 Łódź, Poland (Received 22 May 1978) Lloyd, Meares & Jacobi (1975) observed inhibition of mitotic activity in the anterior pituitary gland by the dopamine receptor agonist, bromocriptine, in oestrogen-treated male rats. This observation has been confirmed in our laboratory (Stępień, Wolaniuk & Pawlikowski, 1978). Suppression of mitotic activity in the pars intermedia of the rat pituitary gland by bromocriptine has also been observed (Rychter & Stępień, 1977). Furthermore, it has been found that the dopamine receptor blocker, pimozide, enhances mitotic activity in the rat anterior pituitary gland (Stępień et al. 1978). By the use of various ergot alkaloids, MacLeod & Lehmeyer (1973) succeeded in inhibiting the growth of transplantable rat pituitary tumours. There have also been observations suggesting an antiproliferative effect of bromocriptine on human pituitary tumours (Wass, Thorner, Morris, Rees, Mason, Jones &

scholarly journals Purification of Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidase II (Dipeptidyl Arylamidase II) of the Anterior Pituitary Gland

1968 ◽  
Vol 243 (15) ◽  
pp. 4143-4150 ◽  
Author(s):  
J K McDonald ◽  
F H Leibach ◽  
R E Grindeland ◽  
S Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Gland ◽  
Anterior Pituitary ◽  
Anterior Pituitary Gland ◽  
Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidase

Effects of estrogens on the characteristics of [3H]spiroperidol and [3H]RU24213 binding in rat anterior pituitary gland and brain

1979 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thérèse Di Paolo ◽  
Réjean Carmichael ◽  
Fernand Labrie ◽  
Jean-Pierre Raynaud
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Gland ◽  
Anterior Pituitary ◽  
Anterior Pituitary Gland
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