Somatotroph

noun

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Noun

1
One of a set of cells, in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that produces the growth hormone somatotropin.

Synonyms

somatotrope somatotrope

Etymology

From somato- + -troph.

Related phrases

growth hormone pituitary gland

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