English Explanatory Dictionary

melanotroph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone from its precursor proopiomelanocortin.

Word forms

melanotroph melanotrophs

Etymology

From melano- + -troph.

Synonyms

melanotrope

Derived words

corticomelanotroph

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