"Pituitary cells" refers to the cells found in the pituitary gland, a small pea-sized organ located at the base of the brain. These special cells produce and release hormones that help regulate various functions in our body, such as growth, reproduction, metabolism, and stress response.
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- The exact mechanism how dopamine enhances hGH is still being researched, however experts believe that it does so by increasing another hormone called GHRH which acts by increasing intracellular calcium concentration in pituitary cells which secrete growth hormone. (factsonhgh.com)
- To address these limitations, Zimmer and senior study author Lorenz Studer of the Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research developed a simple, efficient, and robust stem cell - based strategy for reliably producing a large number of diverse, functional pituitary cell types suitable for therapeutic use. (sciencedaily.com)
- «For the broad application of stem cell - derived pituitary cells in the future, cell replacement therapy may need to be customized to the specific needs of a given patient population,» Zimmer says. (sciencedaily.com)
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