ea0099rc5.5 | Rapid Communications 5: Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | Part I | ECE2024
Asla Roca Queralt
, Garrido Sanchez Maite
, Urgell Rull Eulalia
, Terzan Molina Silvia
, Santos Vives Alicia
, Fernandez Miro Merce
, Varghese Nimmy
, Atila Cihan
, Calabrese Anna
, Biagetti Betina
, Christ-Crain Mirjam
, Eckert Anne
, Webb Susan M
, Lawson Elizabeth A
, Aulinas Maso Ana
Introduction: Disruption of the hypothalamic/pituitary axes may lead to hypopituitarism. Anterior pituitary deficiencies (APD) and arginine-vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D) are well established and are treated with hormone replacement. Over the last decade, preliminary studies support the presence of an oxytocin (OXT)-deficient state that might be clinically relevant in patients with hypopituitarism and hypothalamic damage (HHD). Therefore, identifying a provocative test to diag...