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Acidophil cell

Cell type found in the pituitary gland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acidophil cell
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In the anterior pituitary, the term "acidophil" is used to describe two different types of cells which stain well with acidic dyes.

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When using standard staining techniques, they cannot be distinguished from each other (though they can be distinguished from basophils and chromophobes),[1] and are therefore identified simply as "acidophils".

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