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Pituitary Gland: Encyclopedia - Pituitary Gland
The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea that sits in the small, bony cavity (sella turcica) at ...
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Gigantism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gigantism - Pituitary Gigantism
Pituitary gigantism due to growth hormone excess is the single condition that accounts for nearly all cases of pathologic extreme height....
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Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis - Anatomy
The HPA axis includes parts of the hypothalamus, the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, the adrenal cortices, hormones, systems that t...
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Hypothalamus: Encyclopedia - Hypothalamus
In the anatomy of mammals, the hypothalamus is a region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral...
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Growth Hormone: Encyclopedia Ii - Growth Hormone - Secretion Of Gh
GH is secreted into the blood by the somatotrope cells of the anterior pituitary gland, in larger amounts than any other pituitary hormon...
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Testicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Testicle - Function
Like the ovaries (to which they are homologous), testicles are components of both the reproductive system (being gonads) and the endocrin...
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Pituitary Gland, Hypophysis Cerebri:
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Pituitary Gland, Hypophysis Cerebri
Pituitary Gland or Hypophysis Cerebri A small, bi-lobed, ductless gland, resting on the bony floor of the brain just above the palate....
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Glandulars: Health
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GLANDULARS freeze-dried animal glands, processed into pill form and taken to provide the body an extra dose of a hormone. Typically ma...
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Growth Hormone: Encyclopedia Ii - Growth Hormone - History
The identification, purification and later synthesis of growth hormone is associated with Choh Hao Li. The history of GH use, from extrac...
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Chakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Chakra - Chakras And The Endocrine System
Parallels have often been drawn, by supporters of the existence of chakras, between the positions and functions of the chakras, and of th...
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Glandulars:
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Glandulars
GLANDULARS: freeze-dried animal glands, processed into pill form and taken to provide the body an extra dose of a hormone. Typically m...
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Folliculogenesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Folliculogenesis - Hormone Function
As with most things related to the reproductive system, folliculogenesis is controlled by the endocrine system. Five hormones participate...
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Puberty: Encyclopedia Ii - Puberty - Puberty As A Neurohormonal Process
The endocrine reproductive system consists of the hypothalamus, the pituitary, the gonads, and the adrenal glands, with input and regulat...
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Human Height: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Height - Process Of Growth
Growth in stature, determined by its various factors, results from the lengthening of bones via cellular divisions chiefly regulated by s...
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Brain-mind:
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Brain-mind
Brain-mind Used by theosophists for the astral mind of the personal ego, the pale and too often distorted reflection of the intellecti...
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Will:
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Will The ensouling creative essence of abstract, eternal motion throughout the kosmos. As an eternal principle it is neither spirit no...
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Physical Organs:
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Physical Organs
Physical Organs Natural history reveals that the organs of the body acquire a greater individual importance, and in some cases occupy ...
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