OBO ID: ZFA:0009155
Term Name: somatotropin secreting cell Search Ontology:
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.
Appears at: Hatching:Long-pec (48.0h-60.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References:
  • CL:0000295
  • TAO:0009155
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology
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