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• n  the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
• a  of or relating to the pituitary gland
  pituitary hormone

• The pituitary gland, a pea-sized object cannily concealed in the middle of the skull, was once believed to be the soul's abiding place.
• Apparently the pituitary keeps all the other glands teamed up.
• ACTH is produced by the pea-sized pituitary gland at the base of the brain.

• pituitary gland
• pituitary body
• hypophysis

News & Articles

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• US Peptides Discusses HGH and Growth Hormone Releasing Peptides and How They Affect Performance
  MIAMI, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Human Growth Hormone, abbreviated as HGH, functions much like it sounds. The hormone stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and regeneration of bones and tissue in humans. Produced naturally by the pituitary gland, the hormone is...
  June 12, 2013 - PR Newswire

Quotes

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• Paul Byrd in RotoTimes.com
  The Indians, my coaches and MLB have known that I have had a pituitary gland issue for some time and have assisted me in getting blood tests in different states,Byrd said in the interview. "I am currently working with an endocrinologist...
• Sylvester Stallone in The Celebrity Truth (blog)
  He also referred to a conversation Stallone had with customs officers when asked why he took the banned hormones, where Stallone explained that "as you get older, the pituitary gland slows and you feel older, your bones narrow. This stuff gives your...
• Maurice Dongier in EurekAlert (press release)
  Stress increases the release of β-endorphin by both the pituitary gland and the brain,said Dongier. "But the effect of alcohol is not as clear. It is, in fact, somewhat contradictory."