Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - Physiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Stress induced hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis responses and disturbances in psychological profiles in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

14 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: Chronic pelvic pain in men has a strong relationship with biopsychosocial stress and central nervous system sensitization may incite or perpetuate the pain syndrome. We evaluated patients and asymptomatic controls for psychological factors ... Read more...

Secretin as a neurohypophysial factor regulating body water homeostasis.

30 Aug 2009 Hypothalamic magnocellular neurons express either one of the neurohypophysial hormones, vasopressin or oxytocin, along with different neuropeptides or neuromodulators. Axonal terminals of these neurons are generally accepted to release solely the ... Read more...

Abnormal responses to TRH in children born small for gestational age that failed to catch up.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Fifteen percent of small for gestational age (SGA) children remain short and undergo thyroid axis evaluations. METHODS: We analyzed data on thyroid assessment of 58 SGA children. Five had primary autoimmune hypothyroidism. In the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Stress induced hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis responses and disturbances in psychological profiles in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. 14 Sep 2009
• Secretin as a neurohypophysial factor regulating body water homeostasis. 30 Aug 2009
• Abnormal responses to TRH in children born small for gestational age that failed to catch up. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of morning serum cortisol level after transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenoma to predict the need for long-term glucocorticoid supplementation. 30 Aug 2009
• The maternal cortisol awakening response in human pregnancy is associated with the length of gestation. 27 Aug 2009
• Factors that deregulate the protective immune response in tuberculosis. 16 Aug 2009
• [Research progress on the effects of prenatal exposure to stress and metals on neurodevelopment of offspring] 29 Jun 2009
• Ontogeny and individual variation in the adrenocortical response of zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) nestlings. 29 Jun 2009
• Regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. 27 Jun 2009
• Psychosocial stress and liver disease status. 26 Jun 2009
• Social stress desensitizes lymphocytes to regulation by endogenous glucocorticoids: insights from in vivo cell trafficking dynamics in rhesus macaques. 22 Jun 2009
• Modulation of glucocorticoid receptor nuclear translocation in neurons by immunophilins FKBP51 and FKBP52: implications for major depressive disorder. 19 Jun 2009
• Prenatal stress and neurodevelopment of the child: focus on the HPA axis and role of the placenta. 15 Jun 2009
• The brain and the stress axis: the neural correlates of cortisol regulation in response to stress. 11 Jun 2009
• Genetics of human aggressive behaviour. 7 Jun 2009
• Regulatory mechanism of the arginine vasopressin-enhanced green fluorescent protein fusion gene expression in acute and chronic stress. 4 Jun 2009
• Impact of obesity on oral contraceptive pharmacokinetics and hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian activity. 2 Jun 2009
• The brain dopaminergic system as an important center regulating liver cytochrome P450 in the rat. 30 May 2009
• Neural regulation of endocrine and autonomic stress responses. 30 May 2009
• Assessing the neuroendocrine stress response in the functional neuroimaging context. 25 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System'

Definition: A collection of NEURONS, tracts of NERVE FIBERS, endocrine tissue, and blood vessels in the HYPOTHALAMUS and the PITUITARY GLAND. This hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal circulation provides the mechanism for hypothalamic neuroendocrine (HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES) regulation of pituitary function and the release of various PITUITARY HORMONES into the systemic circulation to maintain HOMEOSTASIS.

Descriptor UI: D007030

Alternative terms: Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System; Hypothalamo Hypophyseal System; Hypothalamic-Pituitary Unit; Hypothalamic Pituitary Unit;

Related Mesh Headings: Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A06.688.357; A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435; A08.713.357;

History Note: 65

Technical Notes: hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: coordinate HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM + PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; emphasis here is on interrelation between hypothalamus & pituitary: do not use as a substitute for HYPOTHALAMUS & PITUITARY GLAND as entities; diseases: coordinate IM with HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES (IM)