Lactotrophs

"Lactotrophs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Anterior pituitary cells that produce PROLACTIN.

Descriptor ID	D052682
MeSH Number(s)	A06.407.747.500.812 A06.688.357.750.500.812 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.500.812 A08.713.357.750.500.812 A11.382.875 A11.436.507
Concept/Terms	Lactotrophs Lactotrophs Lactotroph Pituitary Prolactin Cells Pituitary Prolactin Cell Prolactin Cell, Pituitary Prolactin Cells, Pituitary Pituitary Prolactin-Secreting Cells Pituitary Prolactin Secreting Cells Pituitary Prolactin-Secreting Cell Prolactin-Secreting Cell, Pituitary Prolactin-Secreting Cells, Pituitary

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lactotrophs".

Anatomy [A]
Endocrine System [A06]
Endocrine Glands [A06.407]
Pituitary Gland [A06.407.747]
Pituitary Gland, Anterior [A06.407.747.500]
Lactotrophs [A06.407.747.500.812]
Neurosecretory Systems [A06.688]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A06.688.357]
Pituitary Gland [A06.688.357.750]
Pituitary Gland, Anterior [A06.688.357.750.500]
Lactotrophs [A06.688.357.750.500.812]
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.730]
Diencephalon [A08.186.211.730.317]
Hypothalamus [A08.186.211.730.317.357]
Hypothalamus, Middle [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435]
Pituitary Gland [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500]
Pituitary Gland, Anterior [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.500]
Lactotrophs [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.500.812]
Neurosecretory Systems [A08.713]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.713.357]
Pituitary Gland [A08.713.357.750]
Pituitary Gland, Anterior [A08.713.357.750.500]
Lactotrophs [A08.713.357.750.500.812]
Cells [A11]
Endocrine Cells [A11.382]
Lactotrophs [A11.382.875]
Epithelial Cells [A11.436]
Lactotrophs [A11.436.507]

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