melanotroph
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mel·a·no·troph
(mel'ă-nō-trōf'),A cell of the intermediate lobe of the hypophysis that produces melanotropin.
[melano- + G. trophē, nourishment]
mel·a·no·troph
(mel'ă-nō-trōf)A cell of the intermediate lobe of the hypophysis that produces melanotropin.
[melano- + G. trophē, nourishment]
melanotroph
(mĕl′ă-nō-trōf″) [″ + trophe, nutrition]A cell of the pituitary that produces melanocyte-stimulating hormone.