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gonadotroph

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Main Entry: go·nad·o·troph
Pronunciation: gO-'nad-&-"trOf
Function: noun
: a cell of the adenohypophysis that secretes agonadotropic hormone (as luteinizing hormone)
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gonadotroph go·nad·o·troph (gō-nād'ə-trŏf', -trōf', gŏn'ə-dō-)
n.
A cell of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that affects certain cells of the ovary or the testis.

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