Endocrine Organs page 8

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

14. Endocrine Organs

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14.8 Thyroid and parathyroid glands

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Section, showing side by side, a thyroid and parathyroid from a monkey.

Several thyroid follicles (bottom) show a thin epithelium around the homogeneous colloid (*). This colloid contains thyroglobulin, a precursor of the thyroid hormones.

The parathyroid gland (top) is composed of anastomosed plates of densely packed glandular cells (+). These glandular cells secrete the parathyroid hormone. Small vessels (V) are also seen between the plates or cords of glandular cells.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×150

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