Term Name: |
prolactin secreting cell differentiation |
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Synonyms: |
- epsilon-acidophil differentiation
- lactotrope differentiation
- lactotroph differentiation
- lactotropic cell differentiation
- mammotrope differentiation
- mammotroph differentiation
- mammotrophic cell differentiation
- mammotropic cell differentiation
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Definition: |
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a prolactin secreting cell. A prolactin secreting cell is an acidophilic cell of the anterior pituitary that produces prolactin.
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GO: Biological Process
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