The Pituitary and the Suprarenal Cortex Glands as Related to Pigment Formation
Authors: Robert C. Moehlig
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1931)

Article1 May 1931The Pituitary and the Suprarenal Cortex Glands as Related to Pigment FormationROBERT C. MOEHLIG, M.D.ROBERT C. MOEHLIG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-11-1411 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe remarkable correlation of function between the various endocrine glands shows how well Nature has endowed our bodies with a complex mechanism. The unfolding of these correlations gives us an insight into many obscure problems.For some time I have been working along embryological lines in order to solve some of the correlations. It is quite natural to look for a solution in embryology and much data have been supplied to support this hypothesis.One of the most definite correlations is that of the pituitary gland and suprarenal cortex. In this particular correlation, we are treading upon firm ground, for...References1 MOEHLIG RC: A Study of the Ductless Glands, Detroit Med. J. 14:268-289, 1914; Ductless Gland Cell Control, Monograph, 1918, pp. 87; Selective Tissue Action of Posterior Pituitary Gland; Med. Jour. & Rec, 120: (Aug. 20) 55-59, 1924; Selective Action of the Suprarenal Cortex on Mesothelial Tissues, Am. J. M. Sc. 168:553, 1924; The Antagonistic Action between Insulin and Posterior Lobe Extract. J.A.M.A. 84:1398, 1925; MOEHLIG, R. C., AND AINSLEE, H. B.: Posterior Pituitary Extract and Cholesterol Metabolism, Am. J. Phys. 80:649, 1927; MOEHLIG, R. C., AND AINSLIE, H. B.: Pituitary Gland and Cholesterol Metabolism, Ann. Clin. Med. 5:772, 1927; MOEHLIG, R. C.: Embryohormonic Relations of the Thyroid Gland to Ectodermal Tissues. Ann. Int. Med. 1: 400, 1927; Embryohormonic Relations of the Pituitary Gland to Mesenchymal Tissues, Ann. Int. Med. 1:563, 1928. Embryohormonic Relations of the Suprarenal Cortex to Mesothelial Tissues, Ann. Int. Med. 1:828, 1928; Pituitary Gland and Suprarenal Cortex, Arch. Int. Med. 44: 339, 1929. Google Scholar2 CUSHING H: Personal Communication. Google Scholar3 SMITH PE: American Anatomical Memoirs, No. 11, 1920. Google Scholar4 ALLEN BM: Anatomical Record 11:486, 1916. Google Scholar5 SPAETH RA: Concerning a New Method for the Biological Standardization of Pituitary Extract and other Drugs. J. Pharm. & Exper. Therap. 11:209, 1917. Google Scholar6 HOGBENWINTON LT: The Pigmentary System. Reaction of Frog's Melanophores to Pituitary Extracts. Proc. Royal Society, Biol. Sciences (Series B) 93:318, 1922. Google Scholar7 SWINGLE WW: Transplantation of the Pars Nervosa of the Pituitary, Anat. Rec. 23: 125, 1922. Google Scholar8 ROWE LW: Studies of Oxytoxin and Vasopressin; The Effect on Frog Melanophores. Endocrinology, 12: 663, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 TRENDELENBERG P: Die Hormone, Julius Springer, Berlin, 1929, p. 158. Google Scholar10 BLOCH B: Problem of Pigment Formation, Am. J. M. Sc. 177:609-618, May, 1929. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11 RIBBERT : Quoted by Jaeger. Ref. 15. Google Scholar12 BORST : Quoted by Jaeger. Ref. 15. Google Scholar13 BLOCH : Personal communication. Google Scholar14 EWING J: Neoplastic Diseases, W. B. Saunders Co. Phila, 1922, p. 872. Google Scholar15 JAEGER A: Melanosarcoma of the White Horse. Arch. f. Path. Anat, 198; 105, 1909. Google Scholar16 GRUNFELD : Quoted by Bauer J., Konstitutionelle Disposition zu inneren Krankheiten. Julius Springer, Berlin, 1924, p. 302. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ROBERT C. MOEHLIG, M.D.Affiliations: Detroit, Michigan*From the Department of Internal Medicine, Harper Hospital, Detroit. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie NebenniereNeurocutaneous syndromes in childhood 1 May 1931Volume 4, Issue 11 Page: 1411-1416 Keywords Embryology Endocrine physiology Hospital medicine Pituitary gland ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...