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Pituitary Gland

The pituitary gland is a small endocrine organ situated in the sella turcica at the base of the brain, connected to the hypothalamus by the pituitary stalk, and is often called the master gland because its hormones regulate the activity of other endocrine glands. It comprises an anterior lobe, which synthesises and …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 9 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 9× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 3070-2313 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The pituitary gland is a small endocrine organ situated in the sella turcica at the base of the brain, connected to the hypothalamus by the pituitary stalk, and is often called the master gland because its hormones regulate the activity of other endocrine glands. It comprises an anterior lobe, which synthesises and secretes hormones such as growth hormone, prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and the gonadotropins, and a posterior lobe, which stores and releases hypothalamic hormones controlling water balance and uterine and mammary function. Its output is governed by hypothalamic releasing and inhibiting factors and by feedback from peripheral hormones, integrating the hypothalamic-pituitary axes that control growth, metabolism, stress response, and reproduction. Disorders include hormone-secreting and non-functioning adenomas, hypopituitarism, and mass effects from sellar lesions, as well as infection and inflammation. The articles collected here examine effects on the anterior pituitary in animal models, including the impact of hormonal contraceptive exposure and disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis, a rare sellar Actinomyces infection, and meningitis associated with a pituitary macroadenoma, alongside endocrine and reproductive conditions linked to pituitary regulation. Recurring themes include pituitary histology and function, the hypothalamic-pituitary axes, sellar pathology, and gonadal and reproductive endocrinology. The topic sits within endocrinology and neuroendocrinology.

Research published in this journal

9 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2015

A Rare Sellar Lesion: Pituitary Actinomyces Infection

Ozdemir MevciCorresponding author
Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Denizli, Turkey
Exact topic Brain And Spinal Cancer Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2576-182X.jbsc-14-582

How this research is being cited

The 9 articles above have been cited 9 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Endocrinology And Hormones (ISSN 3070-2313).

Journal editorial board
Kamran Mahmood Ahmed Aziz · Saudi Arabia Xiangwei Xiao · United States Alexander G. Obukhov · United States

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