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lactotroph, n. Physiol.
Brit. |ˈlaktə(ʊ)ˌtrəʊf|, U.S. |ˈlæktoʊˌtroʊf|
Forms: 19– lactotrope, 19– lactotroph
[‹ lacto- comb. form + -troph comb. form (compare quot. 1966). Compare mammotroph n.]
Any cell in the anterior pituitary which secretes prolactin; a mammotroph.
1966H. D. Purves in G. W. Harris & B. T. Donovan Pituitary Gland I. iv. 186 It would therefore be appropriate to call prolactin secreting cells in mammals ‘mammotrophs’. The name ‘lactotroph’ is suggested as one suitable for use in any vertebrate. 1980Gen. & Compar. Endocrinol. 41 180 A much lower dose of haloperidol, clozapine, and..sulpiride given into the III cerebral ventricle for 3 consecutive days produced a marked crop-sac response and stimulation of pituitary lactotrophs. 1984Science 2 Nov. 566/2 Induction of pituitary lactotrope differentiation by gonadotropin releasing hormone..has been reported. 2002Endocrinology 1433001/1 The lactotroph undergoes dynamic regulation of cell cycle progression during pregnancy. |