This article is about cells in the pituitary gland. For the class of blood cells, see Basophil granulocyte.
Basophil cell
Microanatomy of the pars distalis of the anterior pituitary, showing chromophobes, basophils, and acidophils
Details
Location
Anterior pituitary
Identifiers
TH
H3.08.02.2.00023
Anatomical terms of microanatomy
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An anterior pituitary basophil is a type of cell in the anterior pituitary which manufactures hormones.
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 regulators
Corticotrophs
15%
ACTH
CRH
Gonadotrophs
10%
FSH, LH and hCG*
GnRH
Thyrotrophs
5%
TSH
TRH
*Produced only in pregnancy by the developing embryo.
^Histology image:14002loa from Vaughan, Deborah (2002). A Learning System in Histology: CD-ROM and Guide. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195151732.
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