Disease in the hypothalamus can also adversely affect the function of the pituitary gland. Hypothalamic Hormones Abbr. Role Growth hormone-releasing hormone GHRH GHRH is a hypothalamic peptide that ...

The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland contains several types of cells that produce different hormones responsible for regulating other glands throughout the body. The posterior lobe of the ...

About a quarter of cases of pituitary adenomas that secrete TSH are mixed adenomas, characterized by concomitant hypersecretion of other anterior pituitary hormones, mainly growth hormone or ...