Used to test adrenal and pituitary gland function—and a common test for diabetes—this procedure involves administering insulin to induce hypoglycemia, or lower blood sugar. This allows the ...

The pituitary gland is located at the base of your brain. People sometimes refer to this as the “master gland” because it monitors and helps control many of the body’s functions by releasing ...

The releasing hormone signals the pituitary gland to release FSH (follicle stimulating ... the corpus luteum continues to produce progesterone, a function which is ultimately taken over by the ...

Steven Carpenter, clinical associate professor of radiology. "The pituitary gland functions as the master control switch that regulates secretion of many of the hormones that are critical for good ...

The Pituitary Center offers: The pituitary gland lies at the base of the skull, between the brain and the paranasal sinuses. From this location, it serves a critical link between the brain and the ...

In a new study published in Developmental Cell on April 8, a research team led by Prof. WU Qingfeng at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...

The pituitary, a small gland located at the base of the brain, produces many important hormones that regulate basic body functions. For further details on the pituitary gland click here. The normal ...

Transient diabetes insipidus usually resolves when AVP-secreting neurons recover their normal function ... nerve terminals in the posterior pituitary gland, which prevents AVP secretion.

However, pituitary adenomas can have a serious affect on a patient’s health as they can cause pressure on brain structures surrounding the gland. Some adenomas also interrupt the normal function of ...

The releasing hormone signals the pituitary gland to release FSH (follicle stimulating ... the corpus luteum continues to produce progesterone, a function which is ultimately taken over by the ...