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lactotroph

lactotroph noun: a cell in the pituitary gland which produce prolactin in response to certain hormones.

Noun

lactotroph (plural lactotrophs)

  1. A cell in the pituitary gland which produce prolactin in response to certain hormones.

Synonyms of lactotroph

Forms of lactotroph

plurallactotrophs

Origin of lactotroph

Latin: lacto- + -troph

Words formed from lactotroph

Questions about lactotroph

What does lactotroph mean?
Lactotroph means a cell in the pituitary gland which produce prolactin in response to certain hormones.
What part of speech is lactotroph?
Lactotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of lactotroph?
The plural of lactotroph is lactotrophs.

Words near lactotroph in the dictionary

  1. lactothermometers
  2. lactotransferrin
  3. lactotransferrins
  4. lactotrope
  5. lactotropes
  6. lactotroph
  7. lactotrophic
  8. lactotrophs
  9. lactotropic
  10. lactotropin
  11. lactotropins

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