WORKING OF PITUITARY
Understanding In Few Years (N.Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN, November 1. In a few years, it seemed, the working of the pituitary gland—the “master gland” at the base of the skull—would be generally understood. Dr. H. D. Purves, director of the New Zealand Medical Research Council’s endocrinology research unit at the University of Otago Medical School, said today. He has returned from a conference in Paris and a tour of English, Continental and Canadian research centres.
The pituitary, which is connected with the brain, secretes nine different hormones which control other glands and various aspects of the body’s activities. Dr. Purves said that he had found that Dr. C. Ezrin, of Toronto, had confirmed the opinion of Dr. D. Adams, of the Dunedin unit, that the pituitary was not the cause of hyperthyroidism, which was common in New Zealand.
However, the present great rate of progress was creating difficulties in communication, and confusion was caused by differing nomenclatures.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30278, 2 November 1963, Page 20
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