Thyrotropic cell
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Thyrotropic cells (also called thyrotropes, or thyrotrophs) are endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary which produce thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) from the hypothalamus.[1] Thyrotropes comprise around 5% of the anterior pituitary lobe cells.[2]
Thyrotropic cell | |
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Details | |
Location | Anterior pituitary |
Function | Thyroid stimulating hormone secretion |
Identifiers | |
MeSH | D052684 |
TH | H3.08.02.2.00005 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy |
Thyrotropes appear basophilic in histological preparations.
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