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