| Name: | adenohypophyseal placode |
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| Synonyms: | pituitary placode |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue that gives rise to the adenohypophysis. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001198] |
| Name: | somatotropin secreting cell |
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| Synonyms: | growth hormone secreting cell, somatotrope, somatotroph, somatotrophin secreting cell, somatotropic cell, somatrophic cell |
| Definition: | An acidophilic cell of the anterior pituitary that produces growth hormone, somatotropin. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009155] |