The hypothalamus (pronounced hai-puh-tha-luh-muhs) is a gland in your brain that controls your hormone (endocrine) system. It's sort of like your body's thermostat; it receives signals from other ...

The hypothalamus receives signals from other areas of the brain and responds by secreting both releasing and inhibiting hormones. These hormones signal the pituitary gland to direct the functions ...

The posterior pituitary gland, which extends from axonal projections originating from the hypothalamus, secretes both oxytocin and anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) or vasopressin 2. The hypothalamic ...

This article, the second in an eight-part series, looks at the hypothalamus and pituitary gland The endocrine system consists of glands and tissues that produce and secrete hormones to regulate and ...

In case of persistent stressful conditions, the hypothalamus secretes corticotropin-releasing hormone and activates the pituitary gland to release adrenocorticotropic hormone. This hormone ...

The hypothalamus secretes a molecule called growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), which controls hGH by releasing it from the pituitary gland into the bloodstream. Sermorelin is a synthetic ...

Teams at UCLA and Stanford studied preserved brains from narcoleptics and independently found that all were missing cells from the hypothalamus that secrete a hormone called hypocretin.

This tiny gland secretes hormones that control a woman’s ovaries, adrenal and thyroid glands. The actions of the pituitary gland are monitored by the area of the brain called the hypothalamus.

It produces a hormone instructing the pituitary gland to secrete two essential hormones: luteinizing (LH) and ...