 Pituitary Gland, Anterior
"Pituitary Gland, Anterior" 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.
The anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland, also known as the adenohypophysis. It secretes the ADENOHYPOPHYSEAL HORMONES that regulate vital functions such as GROWTH; METABOLISM; and REPRODUCTION.
| Descriptor ID |
D010903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.747.500 A06.688.357.750.500 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.500 A08.713.357.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Pituitary Gland, Anterior- Pituitary Gland, Anterior
- Anterior Pituitary Glands
- Pituitary Glands, Anterior
- Anterior Lobe of Pituitary
- Pituitary Anterior Lobe
- Pars Distalis of Pituitary
- Pituitary Pars Distalis
- Adenohypophysis
- Adenohypophyses
- Anterior Pituitary Gland
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Gland, Anterior" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Allensworth-James M, Banik J, Odle A, Hardy L, Lagasse A, Moreira ARS, Bird J, Thomas CL, Avaritt N, Kharas MG, Lengner CJ, Byrum SD, MacNicol MC, Childs GV, MacNicol AM. Control of the Anterior Pituitary Cell Lineage Regulator POU1F1 by the Stem Cell Determinant Musashi. Endocrinology. 2021 03 01; 162(3).
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Miles TK, Silva Moreira AR, Allensworth-James ML, Odle AK, Haney AC, MacNicol AM, MacNicol MC, Childs GV. Sex differences in somatotrope response to fasting: biphasic responses in male mice. J Endocrinol. 2020 12; 247(3):213-224.
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