Lactotroph 608434 201512758 2008-03-28T05:24:30Z Franamax 5177550 add cat '''Lactotrophs''' (also known as lactotrope, mammatroph, mammotroph, epsilon acidophil, prolactin cell, and lactotropic cell) are [[cell (biology)|cells]] in the [[anterior pituitary]] which produce [[prolactin]] in response to signals including [[dopamine]] and [[estrogen]]. Dopamine has an inhibitory effect on PRL secretion. If these cells undergo [[neoplasm|neoplastic]] transformation, they will give rise to a [[prolactinoma]], a prolactin-secreting [[pituitary adenoma]]. ==External links== * {{Dorlands|l_01|12475038}} {{pituitary_gland}} {{Cell-biology-stub}} [[Category:Peptide hormone secreting cells]] [[Category:Human cells]]