The pituitary gland: A brief history

Pituitary

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-325

  Kaplan, Solomon Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine; History; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ARTICLE; CUSHING DISEASE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOCRINE GLAND; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GIGANTISM; GROWTH RETARDATION; GROWTH STIMULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PITUITARY DWARFISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 36248995147     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-007-0050-x     Document Type: Article

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