somatotroph

Noun

Meaning

somatotroph (plural somatotrophs)

(biology) One of a set of cells, in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that produces the growth hormone somatotropin.
Synonym: somatotrope

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

somatotopically somatotopy somatotrope somatotrophic somatotrophic hormone somatotrophin