Term Name:	somatotropin secreting cell development
Synonyms:	growth hormone secreting cell development, somatotrope development, somatotroph development, somatotrophin secreting cell development, somatotropic cell development, somatrophic cell development
Definition:	The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a somatotropin secreting cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A somatotropin secreting cell is an acidophilic cell of the anterior pituitary that produces growth hormone, somatotropin.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0060133]    QuickGO    AmiGO