Melanotroph

A melanotroph (or melanotrope) is a cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α‐MSH) from its precursor pro-opiomelanocortin. Chronic stress can induce the secretion of α‐MSH in melanotrophs and lead to their subsequent degeneration.

See also

• Chromophobe cell
• Chromophil

• Oxyphil cell

• Pituitary gland
• Neuroendocrine cell
• List of distinct cell types in the adult human body

References