Sperm and male sex hormones (androgens) occur when hypothalamus or pituitary gland dysfunction is then required, because of ...

The hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, risk stratification, effectiveness of radioiodine therapy, and treatment response evaluation in epithelial ...

Our bodies are regulated by hormones which are chemicals that allow communication between different cells and parts of the body. Endocrine glands release hormones into the bloodstream. Hormones ...

The pituitary gland is a part of your brain that controls hormones involved in menstruation ... It can take time for your body to adjust. Hypothalamic amenorrhea, or functional hypothalamic ...

'When a person has excessively high cortisol levels it is known as "Cushing syndrome". This syndrome is rare, with symptoms ...

Hypothalamic TSH-releasing hormone (TRH) is secreted mainly from ... Mature TSH is secreted from the pituitary gland and reaches the thyroid gland, where it stimulates thyroid hormone production ...

A mathematical model suggests that existing HPA-targeting drugs failed in clinical trials for mood disorders because the ...

The process goes like this: The hypothalamus produces and releases gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). GnRH nudges the pituitary gland to produce luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle ...

which severs the connections between the cell bodies of AVP-secreting neurons in the hypothalamus and their nerve terminals in the posterior pituitary gland, which prevents AVP secretion.

Pituitary diseases are disorders affecting the pituitary gland that ultimately affect the secretion of pituitary hormones. The most frequent conditions are acromegaly (growth hormone excess ...