Fraction of anterior pituitary endocrine cells that produce adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
| Range | ~10 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Unspecified |
| Reference | de Keyzer Y et al., V3 vasopressin receptor and corticotropic phenotype in pituitary and nonpituitary tumors. Horm Res. 1997 47(4-6):259-62 DOI: 10.1159/000185473 p.259 left columnPubMed ID9167961 |
| Comments | P.259 left column: "The anterior pituitary contains five different endocrine cell types each specialized in the production of specific hormone(s) among which those producing corticotropin (ACTH) account for about 10%." See Tse et al., 2012 PMID 22225940 p.254 left column 3rd paragraph: "Corticotropes comprise ∼10% of the cells in the anterior pituitary gland." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 115258 |