- somatotrope adenoma
- somatotroph adenoma growth hormone–secreting a.
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somatotrope adenoma
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growth hormone–secreting adenoma — a pituitary adenoma made up of somatotroph like cells that secrete excessive amounts of growth hormone; it may cause gigantism in children or acromegaly in adults. Called also somatotrope a., somatotroph a., and eosinophilic a … Medical dictionary
Prolactin cell — Code TH H3.08.02.2.00022 Lactotrophs (also known as lactotrope, mammatroph, mammotroph, epsilon acidophil, prolactin cell, and lactotropic cell) are cells in the anterior pituitary which produce prolactin in response to signals including dopamine … Wikipedia
