ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -GH is the most abundant hormone in the adult pituitary gland, and it plays an important role in maintaining the metabolic process. It is synthesized, stored, and secreted by somatotrope cells located predominantly in the anterior pituitary gland and comprises between 35% and 45% of pituitary cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -The growth hormone (GH) is a protein hormone released from the anterior pituitary gland under the control of the hypothalamus. In children, GH has growth-promoting effects on the body. It stimulates the secretion of somatomedins from the liver, which are a family of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) hormones.

Detailed explanation-3: -The anterior pituitary hormones interact with and affect several different organs, glands and tissues in your body, including: Bones, muscles and organs-growth hormone (GH).

Detailed explanation-4: -Corticotrophs produce the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), thyrotrophs produce the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), somatotrophs produce the growth hormone (GH), gonadotrophs produce both follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), and lactotrophs produce prolactin (PRL).

Detailed explanation-5: -The most abundant type of secretory cell in the anterior pituitary is the somatotroph. These cells account for around 50% of the secretory cells in the gland and are principally located in the anterior wings of the gland.