somatotroph

somatotroph

 [so-mat´o-trof″]
a type of acidophil of the adenohypophysis that secretes growth hormone.
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so·mat·o·troph

(sō-mat'ō-trōf),
A cell of the adenohypophysis that produces somatotropin.
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so·ma·to·troph

, somatotrope (sō-mat'ō-trōf, -trōp)
A cell of the adenohypophysis that produces somatotropin.
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