A reciprocal relationship between the adenohypophysis and the pineal gland.
Data are presented which indicate an influence of the pineal gland on the adenohypophysis and the effects of some adenohypophyseal hormones on the pineal gland, suggesting the existence of a reciprocal relationship between these two glands.
D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008550:Melatonin / Q000378:metabolism; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000502:physiology*
D000123:Acetyltransferases; D008550:Melatonin