GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ANTERIOR HYPOPHYSIS

Abstract

<h3>Note.—</h3> <i>These articles and those in</i>The Journal<i>last week are part of a series published under the auspices of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry. Other articles will appear in succeeding issues of</i>The Journal.—Ed. Although the general physiology of the anterior hypophysis is inseparable from its special physiology, a general discussion of the recent developments of our knowledge of pituitary physiology may be of value. Experimental and other work is increasingly showing the important position which this organ occupies among the endocrine glands. There appear to be but few body functions that it does not influence, either directly or indirectly. Barger has spoken of it as "general headquarters" of the endocrine system, a characterization that aptly expresses its dominant position in this system. Undoubtedly, the large number of contributions that have been published on the anterior hypophysis within the last decade have not simplified