Basophil cell
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Identifiers
Ananterior 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
15%
10%
5%
*Produced only in pregnancy by the developing embryo.
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