The hypothalamus and pituitary glands are essential components of the endocrine system, playing an indispensable role in ...

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 ...

The hypothalamus, the part of the brain ... is called the posterior lobe. The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland contains several types of cells that produce different hormones responsible ...

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 ...

Despite tremendous advances in the understanding of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis, current treatment of hypopituitarism primarily involves direct hormone replacement. Patients are treated with ...

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.

The hypothalamus secretes corticotropin releasing factor, which acts on the anterior pituitary, where it stimulates the secretion of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH). The adrenal glands are stimulated ...