Thyrotropic cell | |
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Details | |
Location | Anterior pituitary |
Function | Thyroid stimulating hormone secretion |
Identifiers | |
MeSH | D052684 |
TH | H3.08.02.2.00005 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy |
Thyrotropes (also called thyrotrophs) are endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary which produce thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in response to thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH). [1] Thyrotropes consist around 5% of the anterior pituitary lobe cells. [2]
Thyrotropes appear basophilic in histological preparations.