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ACTH-secreting adenoma — corticotroph a … Medical dictionary
adrenocorticotropic hormone–secreting adenoma — corticotroph a … Medical dictionary
functional adenoma — functioning adenoma a pituitary adenoma that secretes excessive amounts of a hormone; see prolactinoma, corticotroph a., gonadotroph a., growth hormone–secreting a., and thyrotroph a. Called also hyperfunctional or hyperfunctioning a. and… … Medical dictionary
corticotrope adenoma — corticotrope cell adenoma corticotroph a … Medical dictionary
Crooke-Zelle — Zahlreiche Crooke Zellen in einem sogenannten Crooke Zelladenom. Hämatoxylin Eosin Färbung. 400x … Deutsch Wikipedia
corticotropinoma — cor·ti·co·tro·pi·no·ma (kor″tĭ ko tro″pĭ noґmə) corticotroph adenoma … Medical dictionary
corticotrope tumor — corticotroph tumor see under adenoma … Medical dictionary
endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… … Universalium
Arginine vasopressin receptor 1B — (AVPR1B, vasopressin 3 receptor) is a protein that acts as receptor for arginine vasopressin. AVPR1B belongs to the subfamily of G protein coupled receptors. Its activity is mediated by G proteins which stimulate a phosphatidylinositol calcium… … Wikipedia
Cushing disease — 1. Cushing syndrome in which the hyperadrenocorticism is secondary to excessive anterior pituitary secretion of corticotropin by a pituitary adenoma or, rarely, as a result of corticotroph hyperplasia. 2. equine Cushing d … Medical dictionary
