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Lecture 1 - Endocrine
Anterior Pituitary cell types
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Pathology
Post-Graduate
12/03/2011
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Somatotrophs
 Definition
Produces/secretes hGH(somatotropin) in response to hypothalamic GHRH and GHIH/somatostatin
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Thyrotrophs
 Definition
Produces/secretes TSH in response to hypothalamic TRH
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Gonadotrophs
 Definition
Produces/secretes FSH and LH in response to hypothalamic GnRH
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Lactotrophs
 Definition
Produces/secretes PRL in response to hypothalamic PRH and PIH
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Corticotrophs
 Definition
Produces/secretes ACTH in response to hypothalamic CRH
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