Navigating pituitary structure and function - defining a roadmap for hormone secretion
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Authors
Colleges, School and Institutes
Abstract
The human pituitary gland may be the size of a pea, but it punches well above its weight due to secretion of hormones that regulate essential homeostatic processes ranging from growth to stress. Recent advances in imaging and genetics have allowed large-scale interrogation of pituitary structure and function, and in doing so, have revealed that output relies on its organisation into highly plastic networks.
Bibliographic note
© 2013 British Society for Neuroendocrinology.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 674-5 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Neuroendocrinology |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 7 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- Humans, Pituitary Gland, Pituitary Hormones