| 1 | In the inner part of the forebrain sit the thalamus, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland. | |
| 2 | The illness can stress the immune system and the hypothalamic-pituitary axis, a system that controls many body processes. | |
| 3 | In humans they have identified, so far, about 17 different lengths of [the vasopressin receptor gene]. | |
| 4 | The bioactive LH level in pituitary extract was by far higher than that in circulation. | |
| 5 | Acromegaly (ak-roh-MEG-uh-lee) is a rare hormonal disorder that develops when your pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone, nearly always as a result of a noncancerous (benign) tumor. |