# corticotropic cell

> basophilic cell in the anterior pituitary which produces pro-opiomelanocortin which undergoes cleavage to adrenocorticotropin, β-lipotropin, and melanocyte-stimulating hormone

**Wikidata**: [Q5173293](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5173293)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corticotropic_cell)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/corticotropic-cell


## References

1. Human cell type diversity, evolution, development, and classification with special reference to cells derived from the neural crest
2. Foundational Model of Anatomy
3. UMLS 2023
4. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)