The endocrine hypothalamus constitutes those cells which project to the median eminence
and secrete neurohormones into the hypophysial portal blood to act on cells of the anterior …

Publisher Summary This chapter gives a general view of how the pituitary is controlled by
the central nervous system (CNS). The following three areas are mainly discussed in the …

Advertisements in the Sunday newspaper boast of how to command your pituitary gland with
a simple tablet, but in fact, regulation of anterior pituitary function is the result of complex …

In mammals and man, historical investigation suggests that early recognition for a role of the
hypothalamus as a site for integration of endocrine, autonomic and behavioral responses …

Earlier papers in this volume have amply documented the fact that the anterior pituitary is
controlled by a family of hypothalamic releasing and inhibiting hormones which are secreted …

Hormone secretion from the pituitary gland is dependent on the intimate association
between the hypothalamus and pituitary by vascular and neuronal connections. The …

The physiology of neural control of anterior pituitary-target organ function is based upon
several basic principles. Briefly stated, these include (a) the presence of a specific pool of …

“The concept of homeostasis and its elegant experimental underpinnings are the very
essence of integrative biology.” feedback interactions between the pituitary and the …

Hypothalamic'peptidergic'neurons are involved in the secretion of both anterior and
posterior pituitary hormones 9, 11. The neurohypophyseal system that projects to the …

The various hypothalamic–pituitary–end-organ/gland axes are central to the regulation of
mammalian homeostasis. These have a core role in integrating the response of both …