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[somatotrope]
This cell type (called also somatotrophic cells, somatotropic cells, somatotrope cells, somatotrophs) is one of several cell types in the pituitary (the others being thyrotropes, lactotropes, corticotropes, gonadotropes) that secrete hormones (see also: neurosecretory cells). These terms reflect a conservative view ("one cell - one hormone") of anterior pituitary cell types and it should be noted that these cells may store and release more than one hormone (Villalobos et al, 2004). Approximately 30 % of
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