The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland located downstream of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, which is composed of an anterior, an intermediate and a posterior lobe. It secretes ...

SINCE the discovery by Oliver and Schafer of the blood-pressure raising or pressor effect of extracts of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, a number of other phenomena caused by injections ...

If cortisol levels are low, the next step is an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test. ACTH is a hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal glands to release ...

lvpei.org Purpose To investigate the secretory status of the main lacrimal gland in healthy and dry eye disease (DED) via fluorescein-assisted direct assessment of tear secretion from the palpebral ...

Anterior and posterior cerebellar volumes were also calculated as the sum of lobules I–V and VI–X.21 Normal distribution of all variables was preliminary probed via Shapiro-Wilk test; variables ...

A minority of patients will demonstrate signal abnormalities predominantly in the frontal lobes and genu of the corpus callosum ... In adults, however, the abnormalities are often restricted to the ...

The species of Euglossa (Glossura) occuring in the Brazilian Atlantic forest were revised and an identification key to males and females is provided. The status of Euglossa annectans Dressler and E.