Assertion: anterior pituitary's cell | /r/Synonym | chromophobe
Facets:
value: alternatively
type: DEGREE
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Depleted or immature secretory cells of the anterior pituitary show no distinctive staining and are called “chromophobes”.
text: Some cells, usually chromophobes, do not stain with any of the antibodies to the various anterior pituitary hormones although electron microscopy reveals that these cells contain secretory granules.
text: In hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections, pars distalis cells are chromophilic being tinctorially acidophilic or basophilic or alternatively are chromophobic (Figures 1 & 2).
text: Occasional cells in the anterior pituitary show no distinctive staining and are called “chromophobes”.