Thyrotropic cell explained

Thyrotropic cell
Location:	Anterior pituitary
Function:	Thyroid stimulating hormone secretion

Thyrotropic cells (also called thyrotropes, or thyrotrophs) are endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary which produce thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) from the hypothalamus.^[1] Thyrotropes comprise around 5% of the anterior pituitary lobe cells.^[2]

Thyrotropes appear basophilic in histological preparations.

See also

• Anterior pituitary
• Hormone
• List of human cell types derived from the germ layers
• List of distinct cell types in the adult human body

Notes and References

1. Guyton, A.C. & Hall, J.E. (2006) Textbook of Medical Physiology (11th ed.) Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunder
2. "Costanzo, Linda S. (2014). "Physiology" (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4557-0847-5