The GI tract is the body's largest endocrine organ and releases a plethora of regulatory peptide hormones that influence a number of physiological processes. The majority of these hormones are ...

Since adipocytes express specific receptors for pituitary hormones and hypothalamic releasing factors (Table 1), adipose tissue has to be regarded as a fast-acting endocrine gland under the control of ...

The HPO Axis, or Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis, is a complicated communication system involving three crucial organs in your body: the hypothalamus in the brain, the pituitary gland right below ...

The key organs responsible for steroid hormone production are the adrenal glands, the gonads (ovaries in females and testes in males), and the placenta during pregnancy. Each of these organs possesses ...

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2008;3(5):577-592. Disclosure: The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial ...