Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with S
Extending above the sella turcica. The sella turcica is the bony structure at the base of the skull in which the pituitary gland rests.
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with S
Impaired water excretion. Water excretion is caused by the hyponatremia and hypo-osmolality resulting from innappropriate, continued secretion or action of the hormone despite normal or increased plasma volume.
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with S
Circulating throughout the body. Affecting the entire body rather than a single organ or body part. Systemic disorders such as high blood pressure and systemic diseases such as influenza affect the entire body. A systemic infection is an infection in the bloodstream....
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with T
Thyrotropin releasing hormone Hypothalamic hormone that controls TSH production by the pituitary.
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with T
Thyroid stimulating hormone, thyrotropin Pituitary hormone that controls T4 and T3 production by the thyroid gland.
