recently professor of physiology in the University of Buenos Aires (see Nature, November 23, 1946, p. 739). Before Houssay took up his investigations on the influence of the pituitary gland on ...

The first time I saw ovaries was in a middle school health class. The gym teacher awkwardly pointed at a diagram on a ...

I remember thinking it was fitting that the female anatomy looked like the top of ... along with the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, that communicates with almost every tissue in the body.

The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system (along with the adrenal glands, hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries ... Variations in the anatomy of the thyroid gland: clinical implications of a ...

Understanding their anatomy and physiology teaches us more about their evolution and ... and dust and coat their feathers in secretions from their uropygial (preening) gland near the base of the tail.

There’s much more to learn about bird breeding season physiology. Read along as we explore some ... it releases a gonadotropin-releasing hormone, causing the pituitary gland to release ...

The integumentary system is the body’s outermost layer. Composed of skin, hair, nails, glands, and nerves, its main job is to protect your insides from elements in your environment, like pollution and ...

Over the past decade this blog has featured several articles addressing the growing recognition that neuroendocrine issues ...

These therapies are increasingly recognized as critical for quality of life. The pituitary, a small bean-shaped gland at the base of the brain, maintains multiple homeostatic functions including ...

In relation to the Review on hypopituitarism by Maria Fleseriu and colleagues,1 we would like to raise awareness about Nakalanga syndrome, a poorly understood condition most likely caused by ...