lactotroph — lac·to·troph (lakґto trōf) an acidophil of the adenohypophysis that stains with an affinity for azocarmine and erythrosin and secretes prolactin. Called also lactotrope, mammatroph, mammotroph, epsilon acidophil, prolactin cell, and… … Medical dictionary
lactotroph — noun A cell in the pituitary gland which produce prolactin in response to certain hormones. Syn: mammotroph … Wiktionary
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mixed somatotroph-lactotroph adenoma — the most common type of mixed cell adenoma, containing two cell types that produce respectively growth hormone and prolactin. Cf. mammosomatotroph a … Medical dictionary
epsilon acidophil — lactotroph … Medical dictionary
prolactin cell — lactotroph … Medical dictionary
lactotrope cell — lactotroph cell, lactotropic cell lactotroph … Medical dictionary
lactotrope adenoma — lactotroph adenoma prolactinoma … Medical dictionary
Cabergoline — Systematic (IUPAC) name N [3 (Dimethylamino)propyl] N [(ethylamino)carbonyl] 6 (2 propenyl) 8g ergoline 8 carboxamide or 1 [(6 allylergolin8β yl) carbonyl] 1 [3 (dimethylamino)propyl] 3 ethylurea … Wikipedia
Prolactin cell — Code TH H3.08.02.2.00022 Lactotrophs (also known as lactotrope, mammatroph, mammotroph, epsilon acidophil, prolactin cell, and lactotropic cell) are cells in the anterior pituitary which produce prolactin in response to signals including dopamine … Wikipedia
