Corticotrope
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Corticotropes (or corticotrophs) are cells in the anterior pituitary which produce adrenocorticotrophic hormone and melanocyte stimulating hormone.
Endocrine system - Pituitary gland - edit |
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Posterior pituitary: Pars nervosa | Median eminence | Infundibular stalk |
Anterior pituitary: Pars intermedia | Pars tuberalis | Pars distalis | Somatotropes | Lactotropes | Thyrotropes | Gonadotropes | Corticotropes |