Abstract

Even in the days of Galen and Vesalius, the cerebral appendage was viewed as an organ whose task is to excrete some products. very dark for their purpose. It was only since the creation of the doctrine of internal secretion by Brown-Squard that facts began to accumulate that determined the actual place of the pituitary gland in the group of endocrine glands and indicated its enormous physiological and pathological significance for the human body. One of the main intrasecretory functions of the pituitary gland is undoubtedly considered to be the regulation of the growth of the body, and, as a separate manifestation of it, the effect on the development of the reproductive apparatus, and the latter is due to the action of the hormone of its anterior lobe.

Full Text
Paper version not known

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.