TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Disorders of the Anterior Pituitary and Hypothalamus
A1  - Jameson, J. Larry
A1  - Fauci, Anthony S.
A1  - Kasper, Dennis L.
A1  - Hauser, Stephen L.
A1  - Longo, Dan L.
A1  - Loscalzo, Joseph
Y1  - 2020
N1  - 
T2  - Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20e
AB  - The  anterior  pituitary  is  often  referred  to  as  the  “master  gland”  because,  together  with  the  hypothalamus,  it  regulates  the  functions  of  multiple  other  glands  (Fig.  171-1).  The  anterior  pituitary  produces  six  major  hormones:  (1)  prolactin  (PRL),  (2)  growth  hormone  (GH),  (3)  adrenocorticotropin  hormone  (ACTH),  (4)  luteinizing  hormone  (LH),  (5)  follicle-stimulating  hormone  (FSH),  and  (6)  thyroid-stimulating  hormone  (TSH).  Pituitary  hormones  are  secreted  in  a  pulsatile  manner,  reflecting  intermittent  stimulation  by  specific  hypothalamic-releasing  factors.  Each  of  these  pituitary  hormones  elicits  specific  responses  in  peripheral  target  glands.  The  hormonal  products  of  these  peripheral  glands,  in  turn,  exert  feedback  control  at  the  level  of  the  hypothalamus  and  pituitary  to  modulate  pituitary  function.  Disorders  of  the  pituitary  can  be  broadly  divided  into  clinical  syndromes  associated  with  hormone  excess  (i.e.,  benign  pituitary  tumors)  or  with  hormone  deficiency  (i.e.,  infarction,  mass  effects,  autoimmune,  granulomatous  disease,  and  genetic  disorders).  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167068528
ER  -