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Geoffrey Harris
was a famous neurobiologist
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responsible for
showing that that the
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hypothalamus
exerts control of the pituitary
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gland.
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In the 1950s,
Harris and colleagues carried out a
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series of
transplantation experiments.
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It had already
been shown that endocrine glands (e.g.
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testes, ovaries,
adrenal cortex) can function in a
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regulated manner
when transplanted to a remote
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location in the
body.
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Harris showed
that when the anterior pituitary was
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transplanted away
from its original site, it did not
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function
normally.
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