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Gonadotropic cells (called also
gonadotropes, gonadotrophs,
delta cells or
delta basophils) are
endocrine cells in the
anterior pituitary that produce...
- thyrotropin-releasing
hormone (TRH) and is
inhibited by somatostatin.
Gonadotropes:
Luteinizing hormone (LH). Follicle-stimulating
hormone (FSH), both released...
- (LH) and follicle-stimulating
hormone (FSH),
produced and
secreted by
gonadotropes or
gonadotrophins in the
anterior pituitary gland. This
secretion is...
- germ
layers – ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.
Trichocyte Keratinocyte Gonadotrope Corticotrope Thyrotrope Somatotrope Lactotroph Ameloblast Neuron Glia...
- is a
peptide hormone released from the
hypothalamus which stimulates gonadotrope cells of the
anterior pituitary. LH (luteinizing hormone) is a larger...
- by the
hormones they secrete:
somatotropes (GH);
lactotropes (PRL);
gonadotropes (LH and FSH);
corticotropes (ACTH) and
thyrotropes (TSH). It also contains...
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production 26 Follicle-stimulating
hormone FSH
Peptide anterior pituitary gonadotrope FSH
receptor → cAMP In female:
stimulates maturation of
Graafian follicles...
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heterotrimeric G proteins. The
GnRHR is
expressed on the
surface of
pituitary gonadotrope cells as well as lymphocytes, breast, ovary, and prostate. This receptor...
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Corticotropes Hormone-secreting
cells Anterior/Intermediate
pituitary cells Gonadotropes Anterior/Intermediate
pituitary cells Lactotropes Anterior/Intermediate...
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effects on GnRH-1
release at the
level of the
hypothalamus and at the
gonadotropes,
reducing their sensitivity to GnRH.
Positive feedback by
estrogens also...
