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 |