corticotroph /cor·ti·co·troph/ (kor´tĭ-ko-trōf) an acidophil of the adenohypophysis that secretes corticotropin.
corticotroph
corticotroph [kor´tĭ-ko-trōf]
cor·ti·co·troph (kôr t -k -tr f , trf)n. Any of the cells of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that produce adrenocorticotropic hormone. |
corticotroph
[kor′tikōtrof′]
a small, irregularly stellate, acidophilic cell of the adenohypophysis, having small, sparsely distributed secretory granules and secreting adrenocorticotropic hormone and beta-endorphin. Also called corticotrope, corticotropic cell.
corticotroph [kor´tĭ-ko-trōf]
a type of acidophil found in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that secretes corticotropin; it is synthesized as a large prohormone containing both corticotropin and β-lipotropin.
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