Transient diabetes insipidus almost always begins within 24-48 h of surgery, and usually abates within several days. Both transient diabetes insipidus and the first phase of the triphasic pattern are ...

IN recent years the technic of measuring the pressure in the wedged hepatic vein by means of catheterizing the hepatic vein has been utilized for assessing the level of the portal-vein pressure in man ...

THE sensory stimulus of suckling evokes nervous reflex release of the oxytocic substance from the neurohypophysis, which in turn stimulates the contractile tissue of the breast and causes a rise of ...

Review of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Pituitary Gland The adult pituitary gland weighs approximately 500-600 g and is typically 1.2-1.5 cm in diameter and 0.5 cm thick, occupying approximately ...

From the George F. Baker Clinic, Elliott P. Joslin, M.D., Medical Director, at the New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 61-year-old male was referred to the endocrine clinic for evaluation of a pituitary mass. A head MRI was ...

Oxytocin is a small but potent nine-amino acid hormone secreted within the brain, from the hypothalamus. It is secreted into the posterior pituitary via the pituitary stalk which contains axons ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 63-year-old man was referred to the Massachusetts General Hospital Neuroendocrine & Pituitary Tumor Clinical ...

Hypopituitarism is a health condition characterized by the reduced production of hormones from the pituitary gland. The pathophysiology of hypopituitarism usually involves damage to the pituitary ...