title: The pituitary gland: a brief history.
abstract: The functions of the pituitary gland as an important constituent of the endocrine system were not understood until the latter part of the nineteenth century and the first half of the 20th century. At one time, the pituitary was deemed to be the "leader of the endocrine orchestra," but more recent studies have shown that its secretions are influenced by external stimuli and that it is largely under the control of the hypothalamus.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USA. skaplan@mednet.ucla.edu
authors: Solomon Alexander
authors: SA
authors: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000266:history*; D010902:Pituitary Gland
references: Science. 1980 Jan 25;207(4429):373-8
references: 6153132
references: Nat New Biol. 1971 Mar 17;230(11):90-1
references: 5279046
references: Nature. 1963 Aug 24;199:784-7
references: 14071191
references: J Physiol. 1895 Jul 18;18(3):277-9
references: 16992253
references: Science. 1944 Mar 3;99(2566):183-4
references: 17736901
references: J Exp Med. 1898 Mar 1;3(2):245-58
references: 19866870
references: J Physiol. 1895 Jul 18;18(3):230-76
references: 16992252
references: Lancet. 1982 Jun 5;1(8284):1276-9
references: 6123021
references: Annu Rev Biochem. 1981;50:465-95
references: 6267989
references: Science. 1937 Jul 23;86(2221):82-3
references: 17843566
references: Metabolism. 1960 Aug;9:699-737
references: 13688394
references: Lancet. 1980 Jun 14;1(8181):1311-2
references: 6104124
references: J Physiol. 1902 Sep 12;28(5):325-53
references: 16992627
references: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1926 Feb;12(2):132-6
references: 16587069