THE association of adrenal hyperplasia with basophil tumors of the pituitary gland was first suggested by Cushing. 1 This type of tumor has since been thought to be at least one cause of Cushing's ...

CORTISONE and ACTH have favorable effects on the clinical, laboratory and histologic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis. However, neither of these agents is curative or specific, and both are ...

For years hundreds of chemists have been trying to solve one of organic chemistry’s toughest problems: artificial synthesization of a compound with all the biological (and hence medical) properties of ...

The hypothalamus–pituitary–target gland axis has been recognized as a fundamental functional framework of the mammalian endocrine system. The anterior pituitary gland synthesizes and secretes multiple ...

Pituitary tumors are atypical growths that develop in the pituitary gland. They are typically noncancerous. Doctors often use blood tests as a first step in diagnosing pituitary tumors. The pituitary ...