gonadotroph

gonadotroph

 [go-nad´o-trōf] 1. a type of basophil in the adenohypophysis whose granules secrete follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone.2. a gonadotropic substance.

go·nad·o·troph

(gō-nad'ō-trōf, -gon'ă-dō-), An endocrine cell of the adenohypophysis that releases hormones that affect certain cells of the ovary or testis.

go·nad·o·troph

(gō-nad'ō-trōf) An endocrine cell of the adenohypophysis that affects some cells of the ovary or testis.