| Term: | rostral pars anterior prolactin secreting cell |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | rostral pars anterior |
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| Synonyms: | rostral pars distalis |
| Definition: | Rostral portion of pars anterior of the adenohypophysis where corticotropes and lactotropes localize. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005580] |
| Name: | prolactin secreting cell |
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| Synonyms: | epsilon-acidophil, lactotrope, lactotroph, lactotropic cell, mammotrope, mammotroph, mammotrophic cell, mammotropic cell |
| Definition: | An acidophilic cell of the anterior pituitary that produces prolactin. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009204] |