gonadotroph /go·nado·troph/ (-trōf)
gonadotroph [go-nad´o-trōf]
1. a basophilic cell of the anterior pituitary specialized to secrete follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone.
2. a substance that stimulates the gonads.
go·nad·o·troph (g -n d  -tr f , -trf, gn-d-)n. A cell of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that affects certain cells of the ovary or the testis. |
gonadotroph [go-nad´o-trōf]
1. a type of basophil in the adenohypophysis whose granules secrete follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone.
2. a gonadotropic substance.
gonadotroph
gonadotrope.
gonadotrope, gonadotrop, gonadotroph
a basophilic cell of the anterior pituitary specialized to secrete follicle-stimulating hormone or luteinizing hormone.
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