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melanotrophs

melanotrophs is the plural of melanotroph.

Meaning of melanotroph

Noun

melanotroph (plural melanotrophs)

  1. A cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone from its precursor proopiomelanocortin.
    Synonyms:
    melanotrope

Questions about melanotrophs

What is melanotrophs the plural of?
Melanotrophs is the plural of melanotroph.

Words near melanotrophs in the dictionary

  1. melanotically
  2. melanotransferrin
  3. melanotrope
  4. melanotropes
  5. melanotroph
  6. melanotrophs
  7. melanotropic
  8. melanotropin
  9. melanotropins
  10. melanotubule
  11. melanotubules

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