PITUITARY SUBSTANCE
\pɪtjˈuːɪtəɹi sˈʌbstəns], \pɪtjˈuːɪtəɹi sˈʌbstəns], \p_ɪ_t_j_ˈuː_ɪ_t_ə_ɹ_i s_ˈʌ_b_s_t_ə_n_s]\
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The desiccated pituitary substance (anterior lobe) consists of the dried and powdered anterior lobe of the pituitary of the ox; the desiccated substance of the posterior lobe as well as the desiccated substance of the entire pituitary body, is used. The action of the two proteids, as well as of the entire gland, have not been determined, though the association of a pathologic condition of the gland with acromegaly suggests the therapeutic employment of the substance in that disease. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.