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Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Regulation

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The Pituitary Adenoma

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The pituitary gland and the hypothalamus are closely related both anatomically1–9 and embryologically10 (Figs. 1 and 2).

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    Seymour Reichlin

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Reichlin, S. (1980). Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Regulation. In: Post, K.D., Jackson, I.M.D., Reichlin, S. (eds) The Pituitary Adenoma. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3668-6_1

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