melanotroph


mel·a·no·troph

(mel'ă-nō-trōf'), A cell of the intermediate lobe of the hypophysis that produces melanotropin. [melano- + G. trophē, nourishment]

mel·a·no·troph

(mel'ă-nō-trōf) A cell of the intermediate lobe of the hypophysis that produces melanotropin. [melano- + G. trophē, nourishment]

melanotroph

(mĕl′ă-nō-trōf″) [″ + trophe, nutrition] A cell of the pituitary that produces melanocyte-stimulating hormone.