Corticotropic cell

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Corticotropic cell
Code	TH H3.08.02.2.00009

Corticotropes (or corticotrophs) are basophilic cells in the anterior pituitary that produce melanocyte-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and lipotropin. The cells produce pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) which undergoes cleavage to ACTH and β-lipotropin (β-LPH). These cells respond to corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) and make up about 20% of the cells in the anterior pituitary.

Human anatomy, endocrine system: endocrine glands (TA A11, TH H3.08, GA 11.1269)

Islets of pancreas

Hypothalamic/
pituitary axes
+parathyroid

Posterior pituitary	Pars nervosa Median eminence Infundibular stalk Pituicyte Herring bodies

Anterior pituitary	Pars intermedia Pars tuberalis Pars distalis Acidophil cell Somatotropic cell Prolactin cell Basophil cell Corticotropic cell Gonadotropic cell Thyrotropic cell Chromophobe cell

Thyroid gland	Thyroid isthmus Lobes of thyroid gland Pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland Follicular cell Parafollicular cell

Parathyroid gland	Chief cell Oxyphil cell

Adrenal axis:
Adrenal gland

Cortex	Zona glomerulosa Zona fasciculata Zona reticularis

Medulla	Medullary chromaffin cell

Other

anat/phys/devp/horm

noco (d)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon

proc, drug (A10/H1/H2/H3/H5)

Human cell types / list derived primarily from ectoderm

Surface ectoderm

Integumentary system	Trichocyte · Keratinocyte

Anterior pituitary	Gonadotrope · Corticotrope · Thyrotrope · Somatotrope · Lactotroph

Central nervous system	Neuron · Glia (Schwann cell · Satellite glial cell)

Neuroendocrine system	Chromaffin cell · Parafollicular cell · Glomus cell

Integumentary system	Melanocyte (Nevus cell) Merkel cell

Teeth	Odontoblast · Cementoblast

Eyes	Corneal keratocyte

Peripheral nervous system	Neuron · Glia (Oligodendrocyte · Astrocyte)

Ependyma	Ependymocytes

Pineal gland	Pinealocyte

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