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NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Pars tuberalis as a key regulator of neuroendocrine functions

Nature Reviews Endocrinology volume 18, page 332 (2022)Cite this article

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For a long time, the function of the pars tuberalis region of the pituitary was unknown. Its main endocrine cells, the thyrotropes, differ from the thyrotropes of the pars distalis, which control the activity of the thyroid gland. The key regulators of pars distalis thyrotropes are the thyroid hormones and thyrotropin-releasing hormone from hypophysiotropic neurons; but pars tuberalis thyrotropes are not sensitive to these hormones.

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  1. Laboratory of Integrative Neuroendocrinology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary

    Csaba Fekete

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Fekete, C. Pars tuberalis as a key regulator of neuroendocrine functions. Nat Rev Endocrinol 18, 332 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-022-00667-6

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