Thyrotropic cell
| Thyrotropic cell | |
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| Details | |
| Location | Anterior pituitary |
| Function | Thyroid stimulating hormone secretion |
| Identifiers | |
| MeSH | D052684 |
| TH | H3.08.02.2.00005 |
| Anatomical terms of microanatomy [edit on Wikidata] | |
Thyrotropes (also called thyrotrophs) are endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary which produce thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in response to thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH).[1] Thyrotropes consist around 5% of the anterior pituitary lobe cells.[2]
Thyrotropes appear basophilic in histological preparations.
See also
- Anterior pituitary
- Hormone
- List of human cell types derived from the germ layers
- List of distinct cell types in the adult human body
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Anatomy of the endocrine system
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| Posterior |
- Chief cell
- Oxyphil cell
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| Medulla |
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