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Item Transcriptional profiling and pathway analysis reveal differences in pituitary gland function, morphology, and vascularization in chickens genetically selected for high or low body weight(Springer Nature, 2019-04-25) Ellestad, Laura E.; Cogburn, Larry A.; Simon, Jean; Le Bihan-Duval, Elisabeth; Aggrey, Samuel E.; Byerly, Mardi S.; Duclos, Michel J.; Porter, Tom E.Though intensive genetic selection has led to extraordinary advances in growth rate and feed efficiency in production of meat-type chickens, endocrine processes controlling these traits are still poorly understood. The anterior pituitary gland is a central component of the neuroendocrine system and plays a key role in regulating important physiological processes that directly impact broiler production efficiency, though how differences in pituitary gland function contribute to various growth and body composition phenotypes is not fully understood.