It is called a basophil because it is basophilic (readily takes up bases), and typically stains a relatively deep blue or purple.[1]
These basophils are further classified by the hormones they produce. (It is usually not possible to distinguish between these cell types using standard staining techniques.)
basophil, cell, this, article, about, cells, pituitary, gland, class, blood, cells, basophil, granulocyte, anterior, pituitary, basophil, type, cell, anterior, pituitary, which, manufactures, hormones, microanatomy, pars, distalis, anterior, pituitary, showing. This article is about cells in the pituitary gland For the class of blood cells see Basophil granulocyte An anterior pituitary basophil is a type of cell in the anterior pituitary which manufactures hormones Basophil cellMicroanatomy of the pars distalis of the anterior pituitary showing chromophobes basophils and acidophilsDetailsLocationAnterior pituitaryIdentifiersTHH3 08 02 2 00023Anatomical terms of microanatomy edit on Wikidata It is called a basophil because it is basophilic readily takes up bases and typically stains a relatively deep blue or purple 1 These basophils are further classified by the hormones they produce It is usually not possible to distinguish between these cell types using standard staining techniques Cell name Relative proportion Hormone produced Hypothalamic regulatorsCorticotrophs 15 ACTH CRHGonadotrophs 10 FSH LH and hCG GnRHThyrotrophs 5 TSH TRH Produced only in pregnancy by the developing embryo See also editChromophobe cellMelanotrophChromophilAcidophil cellOxyphil cell Oxyphil cell parathyroid Pituitary gland Neuroendocrine cell BasophilicReferences edit Histology image 14002loa from Vaughan Deborah 2002 A Learning System in Histology CD ROM and Guide Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195151732 External links editMedicalMnemonics com 1165 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Basophil cell amp oldid 1147458049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
