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    Mouse Model Sheds Light On Human Pituitary Disorder

    Pituitary hypoplasia, or incomplete growth of the pituitary gland, causes hormone deficiencies in humans. One form is caused by a mutation in the SOX2 gene, resulting in eye abnormalities, short stature, hearing loss, digestive problems, and learning difficulties. SOX2 is broadly involved in...
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    Pituitary Hormone TSH Found To Directly Influence Bone Growth

    Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), a hormone produced in the anterior pituitary gland that regulates endocrine function in the thyroid gland, can promote bone growth independent of its usual thyroid functions. The research suggests...
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    through what body region of fishes is the pituitary hormone introduced to initiate

    maturation of eggs? fishes with scales must have specific regions through which the hormones that stimulate egg maturation is introduced / injected in artificial breeding
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