Table 15.5 - Classification of anterior pituitary cell types by hormone production.

GROUP

CELL TYPE

HORMONE

Acidophils

Somatotrophs

GH

 

Lactotrophs / Mammotrophs

PRL

Basophils

Thyrotrophs

TSH

 

Corticotrophs

ACTH, MSH, ß-LPH, endorphins

 

Gonadotrophs

LH/ICSH, FSH

Chromophobes

Null

None