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PINEAL GLAND Russel J. Reiter MORPHOLOGY AND INNERVATION INDOLEAMINE METABOLISM INFLUENCE OF HORMONES AND DRUGS ON MELATONIN SECRETION

HYPOTHALAMIC SYNDROMES Part of “CHAPTER 9 – PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN AND HYPOTHALAMUS“ Several clinical syndromes have been attributed to hypothalamic dysfunction.51 Previously, patients have been described…

FUNCTIONS OF THE NONENDOCRINE HYPOTHALAMUS Part of “CHAPTER 9 – PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN AND HYPOTHALAMUS“ TEMPERATURE REGULATION For the body to function efficiently, its temperature must…

HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY UNIT Part of “CHAPTER 9 – PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN AND HYPOTHALAMUS“ EMBRYOLOGY Between the third and fourth weeks of embryonic development, a longitudinal groove, the…

PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN AND HYPOTHALAMUS Paul E. Cooper The brain and endocrine system have been linked since the 1940s, when the hypothalamus was first assigned a…

CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY Part of “CHAPTER 8 – MORPHOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN, HYPOTHALAMUS, AND NEUROHYPOPHYSIS“ HORMONES AS CHEMICAL NEUROTRANSMITTERS The hypothalamus is one of the most complicated areas of the…

CLASSIC PATHWAYS Part of “CHAPTER 8 – MORPHOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN, HYPOTHALAMUS, AND NEUROHYPOPHYSIS“ AFFERENT PATHWAYS Afferent pathways to hypothalamic nuclei arise primarily from the brainstem, thalamus, basal ganglia,…

NUCLEAR TOPOGRAPHY Part of “CHAPTER 8 – MORPHOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN, HYPOTHALAMUS, AND NEUROHYPOPHYSIS“ HYPOTHALAMIC ZONES Because the hypothalamus is so rich in perikaryal groups and so poor in…

OVERVIEW OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS Part of “CHAPTER 8 – MORPHOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN, HYPOTHALAMUS, AND NEUROHYPOPHYSIS“ The human hypothalamus is a tiny wedged-shaped mass of tissue, composed primarily of…

MORPHOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN, HYPOTHALAMUS, AND NEUROHYPOPHYSIS John R. Sladek JR. Celia D. Sladek OVERVIEW OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS