RT Journal
T1 The pituitary gland: An investigation of the most recent advances
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1939
FD June 3
VO 112
IS 22
SP 2355
OP 2355
DO 10.1001/jama.1939.02800220121031
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.02800220121031
AB The Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease in previous years has had similar symposiums on various topics of interest in its field. This volume represents three symposiums concerning the anatomy and the physiology of the pituitary gland and a series of articles of interest largely from the clinical point of view. It is profusely illustrated, and the material is the most recently collected on this subject. Of particular interest was the suggestion by Dr. Timme that the regions with a preponderance of cases of the pituitary syndrome are almost identical with the areas commonly called the "goiter belt." Notwithstanding the vast amount of material here assembled, it becomes promptly apparent to the reader that exact knowledge concerning the gland and its functions is still in the early stages of development. The evidence is clear that the pituitary must be considered as part of the glandular chain and that