Menelaos L. Batrinos
Clusters of poorly demarcated neurons, called nuclei, situated in the hypothalamic area are the source of hormones which through the succession of their actions on the pituitary and the peripheral endocrine glands, regulate and control major functions …
Konstantinos Laios, George Androutsos, Maria Piagkou, Marilita M. Moschos
In ancient Greek the term ὑπόφυσις meant literally something growing from below, the word being composed of the two elements hypo (Greek: ὑπό, below) and phyomai (φύομαι, grow). In ancient Greek medical literature we find this term with various meanings …