Term: adenohypophyseal placode somatotropin secreting cell
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Name: adenohypophyseal placode
Synonyms: pituitary placode
Definition: Portion of tissue that gives rise to the adenohypophysis.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001198]
Name: somatotropin secreting cell
Synonyms: growth hormone secreting cell, somatotrope, somatotroph, somatotrophin secreting cell, somatotropic cell, somatrophic cell
Definition: An acidophilic cell of the anterior pituitary that produces growth hormone, somatotropin.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009155]