thyrotrope

English edit

Etymology edit

thyro- +‎ -trope

Noun edit

thyrotrope (plural thyrotropes)

(cytology) An endocrine cell in the anterior pituitary which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone.

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