The modern management of macroprolactinomas. by Grossman, A

“…Persistent suprasellar extensions, even when relatively large, can usually be successfully decompressed by the transsphenoidal route. Stalk compression can also give rise to hyperprolactinemia that will normalize with bromocriptine, but tumors causing it will rarely, if ever, show significant shrinkage in response to the drug.…”

ACTH, LPH, and beta-endorphin secretion from perfused isolated human pituitary tumour cells in vitro. by Gillies, G, Ratter, S, Grossman, A, Gaillard, R, Lowry, P, Besser, G, Rees, L

“…The dynamic release of these peptides in response to various stimuli, including rat stalk-median eminence extract (SME) and synthetic arginine vasopressin (AVP) was studied.…”

Angiotensin II stimulates the release of ACTH from dispersed rat anterior pituitary cells. by Gaillard, R, Grossman, A, Gillies, G, Rees, L, Besser, G

“…The stimulation of ACTH release by a rat stalk-median eminence extract or by arginine vasopressin was unaffected by saralasin. …”

Pro-opiocortin related peptides in human pituitary and ectopic ACTH secreting tumours. by Ratter, S, Gillies, G, Hope, J, Hale, A, Grossman, A, Gaillard, R, Cook, D, Edwards, C, Rees, L

“…The pituitary tumours responded to stimulation with rat stalk median eminence extracts (SME) and synthetic AVP. …”

Secretion of ACTH, LPH and beta-endophin from human pituitary tumours in vitro. by Gillies, G, Ratter, S, Grossman, A, Gaillard, R, Lowry, P, Besser, G, Rees, L

“…The cells from all four tumours responded to stimulation with rat stalk-median eminence extract (SME) and synthetic AVP with a concomitant release of ACTH, beta-LPH, gamma-LPH and beta-endorphin. …”