Preferred Name |
corticotropic cell |
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Synonyms |
corticotrope corticotroph cell corticotroph-lipotroph corticotrope cell corticolipotrope corticotroph |
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Definitions |
A small, irregularly stellate, acidophilic cell of the adenohypophysis, having small, sparsely distributed secretory granules and secreting corticotropin and beta-endorphin, which are cleaved from a large prohormone called pro-opiomelanocortin. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002509 |
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definition |
A small, irregularly stellate, acidophilic cell of the adenohypophysis, having small, sparsely distributed secretory granules and secreting corticotropin and beta-endorphin, which are cleaved from a large prohormone called pro-opiomelanocortin. |
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has_obo_namespace |
BrendaTissueOBO |
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has_related_synonym |
corticotrope corticotroph cell corticotroph-lipotroph corticotrope cell corticolipotrope corticotroph |
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id |
BTO:0002509 |
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label |
corticotropic cell |
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notation |
BTO:0002509 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
corticotropic cell |
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