Growth hormone is secreted by

Acidophilic cells

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Acidotrophic cells

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Basophilic cells

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The correct option is A Acidophilic cells
The acidophils are the somatotropic cells and the lactotrophic cells. Thus, growth hormone and prolactin are secreted by acidophilic cells. 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) and mammotrophs, which generate prolactin.

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