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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

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14.6 Human pituitary

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Section of a human pituitary stained with orcein and aniline blue.

The acidophils (A) are stained orange-red, the basophils (B) are stained blue and the chromophobes (C) are stained pale blue.

A group of glandular cells, mainly acidophils, form an epithelium around a central lumen filled with a colloid (Co) stained blue.

The connective tissue (*) and a small vessel (V) are also identified.

Stain: Aniline Blue-Orcein
Magnification: ×600

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