Lactotrophs MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Lactotrophs
Tree Number(s): A06.300.747.500.812; A06.688.357.750.500.812; A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500.500.812; A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500.500.812; A08.713.357.750.500.812; A11.382.875; A11.436.507
Unique ID: D052682
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D052682
Scope Note: Anterior pituitary cells that produce PROLACTIN.
Entry Term(s): Pituitary Prolactin Cells; Pituitary Prolactin-Secreting Cells
Previous Indexing: Pituitary Gland (1965-2006); Pituitary Gland, Anterior (1975-2006); Prolactin (1965-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Endocrine System [A06]
- Endocrine Glands [A06.300]
  - Pituitary Gland [A06.300.747]
    - Pituitary Gland, Anterior [A06.300.747.500]

Endocrine System [A06]
- Neurosecretory Systems [A06.688]
  - Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A06.688.357]
    - Pituitary Gland [A06.688.357.750]
      - Pituitary Gland, Anterior [A06.688.357.750.500]
        
        Corticotrophs [A06.688.357.750.500.500]
        
        Gonadotrophs [A06.688.357.750.500.750]
        
        Lactotrophs [A06.688.357.750.500.812]
        
        Somatotrophs [A06.688.357.750.500.937]
        
        Thyrotrophs [A06.688.357.750.500.968]

Nervous System [A08]
- Central Nervous System [A08.186]
  - Brain [A08.186.211]
    - Limbic System [A08.186.211.180]
      - Hypothalamus [A08.186.211.180.497]
        
        Hypothalamus, Middle [A08.186.211.180.497.352]
        
        Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.186.211.180.497.352.435]
        
        Pituitary Gland [A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500]
        
        Pituitary Gland, Anterior [A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500.500]
        
        Corticotrophs [A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500.500.500]
        
        Gonadotrophs [A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500.500.750]
        
        Lactotrophs [A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500.500.812]
        
        Somatotrophs [A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500.500.937]
        
        Thyrotrophs [A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500.500.968]

Nervous System [A08]
- Central Nervous System [A08.186]
  - Brain [A08.186.211]
    - Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.200]
      - Diencephalon [A08.186.211.200.317]
        
        Hypothalamus [A08.186.211.200.317.357]
        
        Hypothalamus, Middle [A08.186.211.200.317.357.352]
        
        Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435]
        
        Pituitary Gland [A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500]
        
        Pituitary Gland, Anterior [A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500.500]
        
        Corticotrophs [A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500.500.500]
        
        Gonadotrophs [A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500.500.750]
        
        Lactotrophs [A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500.500.812]
        
        Somatotrophs [A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500.500.937]
        
        Thyrotrophs [A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500.500.968]

Nervous System [A08]
- Neurosecretory Systems [A08.713]
  - Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.713.357]
    - Pituitary Gland [A08.713.357.750]
      - Pituitary Gland, Anterior [A08.713.357.750.500]
        
        Corticotrophs [A08.713.357.750.500.500]
        
        Gonadotrophs [A08.713.357.750.500.750]
        
        Lactotrophs [A08.713.357.750.500.812]
        
        Somatotrophs [A08.713.357.750.500.937]
        
        Thyrotrophs [A08.713.357.750.500.968]

Cells [A11]
- Endocrine Cells [A11.382]

Cells [A11]
- Epithelial Cells [A11.436]

Lactotrophs Preferred

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