<prompt> Acidophilic cells of anterior pituitary secretes?IHTHSACTHGH  <response>: In the anterior pituitary, the term acidophil is used to describe two different types of cells: somatotrophs, which generate somatotropin also known as growth hormone; a protein hormone. mammotrophs, which generate prolactin a protein hormone Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition page number:550,551,552 