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Thyrotropic cell

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Thyrotropic cell
Details
LocationAnterior pituitary
FunctionThyroid stimulating hormone secretion
Identifiers
MeSHD052684
THH3.08.02.2.00005
Anatomical terms of microanatomy

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.

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References

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  1. ^ Guyton, A.C. & Hall, J.E. (2006) Textbook of Medical Physiology (11th ed.) Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunder ISBN 0-7216-0240-1
  2. ^ "Costanzo, Linda S. (2014). "Physiology" (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4557-0847-5
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