Lesions of the antero-ventral region of the third ventricle induce in the rat submandibular gland parenchyma, atrophy through vascular ischemia, and simultaneously increased fibrosis of the connective tissue, probably by ...

The glycoprotein-secreting pituitary adenomas comprise two distinctive clinical and pathological entities, the gonadotroph and the thyrotroph cell pituitary adenomas. Although they can be grouped together for producing ...

Serum TSH was studied in 22 patients with Down syndrome, from 4 to 15 years old. In 6 of these patients radioiodine uptake by thyroid gland after 2 and 24 hours of administration and clearance rates before and after TSH ...

The neuroendocrine hypothalamic-pituitary axis undergoes morphological and biochemical changes throughout gestation. In viscacha, pregnancy lasts approximately 154 days, and three stages can be described: early, mid- and ...

Somatotrophic status is a major determinant of both thyrotrophic and corticotrophic axis. In growth hormone deficient patients, somatotrophic replacement increases the conversion rate of the inactive form of the thyroid ...

Purpose of review To perform an update review on thyroglobulin gene mutations associated with congenital hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer, and autoimmunity. Recent findings Forty-two thyroglobulin mutations have been identified ...

Combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) is characterized by impaired production of GH and one or more of the other anterior pituitary hormones. Prophet of Pit-1 (PROP-1), one of the pituitary specific homeodomain ...

Objects To report a case of primary hypothyroidism associated to hyperprolactinemia mimicking a prolactin secreting adenoma. Materials and methods A girl (10 years and 10 months old) was evaluated for hyperprolactinemia ...

The neurotensin (NT) produced in the hypothalamus and in pituitary gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs participates in neuroendocrine regulation. Recently, the involvement of this peptide in normal and neoplastic cell proliferation ...