Lactotroph
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'''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}}
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[[Category:Peptide hormone secreting cells]]
[[Category:Human cells]]