Acidophil cell
Acidophil cell | |
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Identifiers | |
TH | H3.08.02.2.00020 |
Anatomical terminology |
In the anterior pituitary, the term "acidophil" is used to describe two different types of cells which stain well with acidic dyes.
- growth hormone(a peptide hormone)
- lactotrophs, which secrete prolactin(a peptide hormone)
When using standard staining techniques, they cannot be distinguished from each other (though they can be distinguished from
chromophobes),[1]
and are therefore identified simply as "acidophils".
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0195151732.