Somatotrophs MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Somatotrophs
Tree Number(s): A06.300.747.500.937; A06.688.357.750.500.937; A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500.500.937; A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500.500.937; A08.713.357.750.500.937; A11.382.968; A11.436.896
Unique ID: D052683
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D052683
Scope Note: Anterior pituitary cells which produce GROWTH HORMONE.
Entry Term(s): Pituitary GH Cells; Pituitary Growth Hormone-Secreting Cells
Previous Indexing: Growth Hormone (1969-2006); Pituitary Gland (1969-2006); Pituitary Gland, Anterior (1977-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2018/07/01

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]

Somatotrophs Preferred

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