Acidophil

Acidophil cell
Identifiers
Code	TH H3.08.02.2.00020
Anatomical terminology []

In the anterior pituitary, the term "acidophil" is used to describe two different types of cells:

When using standard staining techniques, they cannot be distinguished from each other (though they can be distinguished from basophils and chromophobes), and are therefore identified simply as "acidophils".

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