A curious physician bought his body for $2,500, dissected the head, found a pituitary gland almost as big as a hen’s egg. Modern endocrinologists regard it as the “master gland” of the body.

Located just beneath the brain, the pituitary gland is sometimes called “the master gland” because it regulates most of the hormones in the body. Approximately 20 percent of people have some sort of ...

Sometimes, pituitary problems are genetic. Usually, people with genetic pituitary disorders get a diagnosis during childhood. What Does the Pituitary Gland Do? Your pituitary gland produces hormones ...

The pituitary gland is called the master gland because it controls many of the other hormone glands in the body. The Growth Hormone-secreting cells are the most vulnerable to injury.

It used to be called the “master gland” because it secretes the hormones that run many of the body’s functions: growth, metabolism, lactation, sex drive and reproduction.

A recent study found that tumors of the pituitary gland are more common than many health care professionals realize, with national prevalence rates averaging 16.7 percent. To neurosurgeon Dr. Gail ...

F or 24 years. Biochemist Choh Hao Li has devoted himself to discovering the functions of a small part of a small, lima-bean-sized gland that is lodged at the base of the human brain. With each ...

The pituitary gland, often called the “master gland,” is a small pea-sized gland located at the base of your brain. It plays a crucial role in regulating various hormones that influence ...

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