somatotroph

[ sō-măt′ə-trŏf′, -trōf′, sō′mə-tə- ]

n.

A cell of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that produces somatotropin.

Nearby words

somatostatinoma, somatotherapy, somatotonia, somatotopagnosis, somatotopy, somatotroph, somatotrophin, somatotropic, somatotropin, somatotropin release-inhibiting factor, somatotropin-releasing factor

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