<P> The anterior pituitary contains five types of endocrine cell , and they are defined by the hormones they secrete : somatotropes ( GH ) ; Lactotropes ( PRL ) ; gonadotropes ( LH and FSH ) ; corticotropes ( ACTH ) and thyrotropes ( TSH ) . It also contains non-endocrine folliculostellate cells which are thought to stimulate and support the endocrine cell populations . </P>
<P> The anterior pituitary contains five types of endocrine cell , and they are defined by the hormones they secrete : somatotropes ( GH ) ; Lactotropes ( PRL ) ; gonadotropes ( LH and FSH ) ; corticotropes ( ACTH ) and thyrotropes ( TSH ) . It also contains non-endocrine folliculostellate cells which are thought to stimulate and support the endocrine cell populations . </P>
anterior pituitary cell that produces lh and fsh
anterior pituitary cell that produces lh and fsh
gonadotropes
gonadotropes