The hypothalamus and pituitary glands are essential components of the endocrine system, playing an indispensable role in regulating bodily functions, including male reproductive health.

The pituitary gland, also known as the hypophysis, lies immediately beneath the hypothalamus, resting in a depression of the base of the skull called the pituitary fossa, also called the Turkish ...

Low levels of progesterone and estrogen cause the hypothalamus to send a releasing hormone (GnRH) to the pituitary gland. The releasing hormone signals the pituitary gland to release FSH (follicle ...

Low levels of progesterone and estrogen cause the hypothalamus to send a releasing hormone (GnRH) to the pituitary gland. The releasing hormone signals the pituitary gland to release FSH (follicle ...

The posterior pituitary gland, which extends from axonal projections originating from the hypothalamus, secretes both oxytocin and anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) or vasopressin 2. The hypothalamic ...

A research team led by Prof. WU Qingfeng at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrated the conserved cellular development and evolutionary ...

Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and saving energy to sustain milk ...

This approach works, however, only if the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis is normal. Conversely, the strategy of first-line TSH measurement can miss patients with CH. In this Review ...