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- Corticotropes (or corticotrophs) are basophilic cells in the anterior pituitary that produce pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) which undergoes cleavage to adrenocorticotropin...
- hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), and is inhibited by hypothalamic somatostatin. Corticotropes: Cleaved from the precursor proopiomelanocortin protein, and include...
- ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. Trichocyte Keratinocyte Gonadotrope Corticotrope Thyrotrope Somatotrope Lactotroph Ameloblast Neuron Glia Schwann cell...
- appetite. β-endorphin is also secreted into the circulation from pituitary corticotropes and melanotropes. α-neoendorphin is also expressed in POMC cells in...
- adrenocorticotrophin and β-lipotropin peptides.[citation needed] It is synthesized by: Corticotrope cells of the anterior pituitary gland Melanotrope cells of the intermediate...
- secretion) Bowman's gland cell in nose (washes olfactory epithelium) Corticotropes Hormone-secreting cells Anterior/Intermediate pituitary cells Gonadotropes...
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (or corticotropin) ACTH Peptide anterior pituitary corticotrope ACTH receptor → cAMP synthesis of corticosteroids (glucocorticoids and...
- secrete: somatotropes (GH); lactotropes (PRL); gonadotropes (LH and FSH); corticotropes (ACTH) and thyrotropes (TSH). It also contains non-endocrine folliculostellate...
- hormone-releasing hormone Dopamine (inhibitor) Pituitary cells Thyrotrope Corticotrope Gonadotrope Somatotrope Lactotrope Pituitary hormone TSHTooltip Thyroid-stimulating...
- hormone TRH CRH GnRH GHRH Dopamine (inhibitor) Pituitary cells Thyrotrope Corticotrope Gonadotrope Somatotrope Lactotrope Pituitary hormone TSH ACTH LH and...