Pituitary Gland

"Pituitary Gland" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a short stalk which is called the INFUNDIBULUM.

Descriptor ID	D010902
MeSH Number(s)	A06.407.747 A06.688.357.750 A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500 A08.713.357.750
Concept/Terms	Pituitary Gland Pituitary Gland Gland, Pituitary Glands, Pituitary Pituitary Glands Hypophysis Cerebri Cerebri, Hypophysis Cerebrus, Hypophysis Hypophysis Cerebrus Hypophysis Hypophyses Pituitary Stalk Pituitary Stalk Pituitary Stalks Infundibulum (Hypophysis) Hypophyseal Infundibulum Hypophyseal Stalk Hypophyseal Stalks Stalk, Hypophyseal Stalks, Hypophyseal Infundibular Stalk Infundibular Stalks Stalk, Infundibular Stalks, Infundibular Infundibular Stem Infundibulum, Hypophyseal Infundibulum Infundibulums Hypothalamus, Infundibular Infundibular Hypothalamus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pituitary Gland".

Anatomy [A]
Endocrine System [A06]
Endocrine Glands [A06.407]
Pituitary Gland [A06.407.747]
Neurosecretory Systems [A06.688]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A06.688.357]
Pituitary Gland [A06.688.357.750]
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Limbic System [A08.186.211.464]
Hypothalamus [A08.186.211.464.497]
Hypothalamus, Middle [A08.186.211.464.497.352]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.186.211.464.497.352.435]
Pituitary Gland [A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500]
Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.730]
Diencephalon [A08.186.211.730.317]
Hypothalamus [A08.186.211.730.317.357]
Hypothalamus, Middle [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435]
Pituitary Gland [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500]
Neurosecretory Systems [A08.713]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.713.357]
Pituitary Gland [A08.713.357.750]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pituitary Gland".

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Bar chart showing 15 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2003 and 2005 and 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	2	0	2
2005	1	1	2
2006	1	1	2
2007	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1

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Naimi BR, Farquhar D, Duffy AN, Garvey EA, Kelly P, Kahn C, Doshi R, Shah R, Rabinowitz MR, Toskala E, Rosen M, Evans JJ, Nyquist GG. Predictors of Subjective Olfactory Dysfunction and Sinonasal Quality-of-Life After Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2024 Jul; 38(4):223-229.

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Braileanu M, Hu R, Hoch MJ, Mullins ME, Ioachimescu AG, Oyesiku NM, Pappy A, Saindane AM. Pre-operative MRI predictors of hormonal remission status post pituitary adenoma resection. Clin Imaging. 2019 May - Jun; 55:29-34.

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Turcu AF, Erickson BJ, Lin E, Guadalix S, Schwartz K, Scheithauer BW, Atkinson JL, Young WF. Pituitary stalk lesions: the Mayo Clinic experience. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 May; 98(5):1812-8.

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Tabak J, Tomaiuolo M, Gonzalez-Iglesias AE, Milescu LS, Bertram R. Fast-activating voltage- and calcium-dependent potassium (BK) conductance promotes bursting in pituitary cells: a dynamic clamp study. J Neurosci. 2011 Nov 16; 31(46):16855-63.

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Taylor JE, Miller BT, Gray KD, Scott RT, Catherino WH, Segars JH. The mechanism responsible for the supraphysiologic gonadotropin surge in females treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist and primed with GnRH antagonist. Fertil Steril. 2010 Mar 15; 93(5):1668-75.

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Brailoiu E, Dun SL, Brailoiu GC, Mizuo K, Sklar LA, Oprea TI, Prossnitz ER, Dun NJ. Distribution and characterization of estrogen receptor G protein-coupled receptor 30 in the rat central nervous system. J Endocrinol. 2007 May; 193(2):311-21.

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Scheithauer BW, Gaffey TA, Lloyd RV, Sebo TJ, Kovacs KT, Horvath E, Yapicier O, Young WF, Meyer FB, Kuroki T, Riehle DL, Laws ER. Pathobiology of pituitary adenomas and carcinomas. Neurosurgery. 2006 Aug; 59(2):341-53; discussion 341-53.

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Dun SL, Brailoiu E, Wang Y, Brailoiu GC, Liu-Chen LY, Yang J, Chang JK, Dun NJ. Insulin-like peptide 5: expression in the mouse brain and mobilization of calcium. Endocrinology. 2006 Jul; 147(7):3243-8.

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Jane JA, Han J, Prevedello DM, Jagannathan J, Dumont AS, Laws ER. Perspectives on endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. Neurosurg Focus. 2005 Dec 15; 19(6):E2.

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Stott V, Manning P, Hung N. Idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis. N Z Med J. 2005 Mar 11; 118(1211):U1355.

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