Thyrotropic cell
Thyrotropic cell | |
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Details | |
Location | Anterior pituitary |
Function | Thyroid stimulating hormone secretion |
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MeSH | D052684 |
TH | H3.08.02.2.00005 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy [edit on Wikidata] |
Thyrotropic cells (also called thyrotropes, or thyrotrophs) are endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary which produce thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) from the hypothalamus.[1] Thyrotropes comprise 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
Anterior | |
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Posterior |
- Chief cell
- Oxyphil cell
Cortex | |
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Medulla |
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