| Term Name: | somatotropin secreting cell |
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| Synonyms: | growth hormone secreting cell, somatotrope, somatotroph, somatotrophin secreting cell, somatotropic cell, somatrophic cell |
| Definition: | An acidophilic cell of the anterior pituitary that produces growth hormone, somatotropin. |
| Appears at: | Hatching:Long-pec (48.0h-60.0h) |
| Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009155] |
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