Term Name: melanocyte stimulating hormone secreting cell
Synonyms: melanotrope, melanotroph
Definition: A cell of the intermediate pituitary that produces melanocyte stimulating hormone.
Appears at: Segmentation:20-25 somites (19.0h-22.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009205]

Relationships
is part of: pars intermedia
is a type of: peptide hormone secreting cell

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