Medical Definition of Somatotropes

1. A subclass of pituitary acidophilic cells; site of synthesis of growth hormone. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Somatotropes

somatosensory
somatosensory
somatosensory cortex
somatosensory evoked potential
somatosensory system
somatosexual
somatostatin
somatostatin
somatostatin-28 convertase
somatostatinoma
somatostatins
somatotherapy
somatotopagnosis
somatotopic
somatotopy
somatotropes (current term)
somatotroph
somatotrophic
somatotrophic adenoma
somatotrophic hormone
somatotrophin
somatotrophin
somatotrophins
somatotropic
somatotropic hormone
somatotropic hormone
somatotropin
somatotropin
somatotropin-releasing factor
somatotropin-releasing hormone

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