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  2. Pituitary gland - Wikipedia

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    The pituitary gland or hypophysis is an endocrine gland in vertebrates. In humans , the pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain , protruding off the bottom of the hypothalamus . The human pituitary gland is oval shaped , about 1 cm in diameter, 0.5–1 gram (0.018–0.035 oz) in weight on average, and about the size of a kidney bean .

  3. Anterior pituitary - Wikipedia

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    The anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior) is a major organ of the endocrine system.The anterior pituitary is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the (posterior pituitary, or the neurohypophysis) makes up the pituitary gland (hypophysis) which, in humans, is located at the base of the brain, protruding off the bottom of the hypothalamus.

  4. Acidophil cell - Wikipedia

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    In the anterior pituitary, the term "acidophil" is used to describe two different types of cells which stain well with acidic dyes. somatotrophs, which secrete growth hormone (a peptide hormone) lactotrophs, which secrete prolactin (a peptide hormone)

  5. Rathke's pouch - Wikipedia

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    Rathke's pouch is a sac-like structure that gives rise to the pars distalis, pars intermedia, and pars tuberalis of the pituitary gland. The cells of Rathke's pouch proliferate and differentiate into various hormone-producing cells, including Somatotrophs, Lactotrophs, Corticotrophs, Thyrotrophs, and Gonadotrophs.

  6. Posterior pituitary - Wikipedia

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    The posterior pituitary is not glandular as is the anterior pituitary. Instead, it is largely a collection of axonal projections from the hypothalamus that terminate behind the anterior pituitary, and serve as a site for the secretion of neurohypophysial hormones ( oxytocin and vasopressin ) directly into the blood. [ 2 ]

  7. Basophil cell - Wikipedia

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    An anterior pituitary basophil is a type of cell in the anterior pituitary which manufactures hormones. It is called a basophil because it is basophilic (readily takes up bases), and typically stains a relatively deep blue or purple. [1] These basophils are further classified by the hormones they produce.

  8. Decades-old human growth hormone treatments linked to five ...

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    Human growth hormone produced by grinding up a human pituitary gland in a blender in 1965. (Jon Brenneis / Getty Images file) Alzheimer’s cases are generally divided into two main groups: ...

  9. Chromophobe cell - Wikipedia

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    Chromophobe cells are one of three cell stain types present in the anterior and intermediate lobes of the pituitary gland, the others being basophils and acidophils. One type of chromophobe cell is known as amphophils. Amphophils are epithelial cells found in the anterior and intermediate lobes of the pituitary.