31. Acromegaly is a syndrome that results when the anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone ( GH ). 32. Additionally, in the anterior pituitary , relatively high amounts of these subunits were found in growth hormone secretory granules. 33. Four of the six anterior pituitary hormones are tropic hormones that regulate the function of other endocrine organs. 34. During the follicular phase, estradiol suppresses production of luteinizing hormone ( LH ) from the anterior pituitary gland. 35. The anterior pituitary lobe produces hormones that stimulate the thyroid and the adrenal gland1 to make their own hormones. 36. Progesterone, too, takes a tumble while the anterior pituitary gland, responsible for lactation, swells to twice its normal size. 37. AVPR1B was initially described as a novel vasopressin receptor located in the anterior pituitary , where it stimulates ACTH release. 38. Adrenocorticotropin ( ACTH ) is released from the anterior pituitary , which triggers the release of glucocorticoids from the adrenals. 39. The most common disease of GH excess is a pituitary tumor composed of somatotroph cells of the anterior pituitary . 40. The anterior pituitary lobe produces hormones that stimulate the thyroid and the adrenal glands to make their own hormones.
