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Description: Intermediate magnification micrograph of the parathyroid gland. H&E stain. Excised surgically for parathyroid adenoma - not seen on image. Cells of the parathyroid: Parathyroid chief cells - intense hyperchromatic to eosinophilic cytoplasmic staining (see notes), abundant in number, moderate amount of cytoplasm, function - manufacture PTH. Oxyphil cells - moderate/light hyperchromatic to eosinophilic, rare, abundant amount of cytoplasm, function - not known. Adipocytes - seen in older people, increases with age. Notes: Cytoplasmic staining varies considerably on H&E preparations - it may vary from hyperchromatic to clear to eosinophilic. Chief cells tend to stain more intensely than oxyphil cells.Related images Parathyroid gland Low mag. Intermed. mag. High mag. High mag. (cropped) High mag. (cropped) Parathyroid adenoma Low mag. Intermed. mag. High mag.
Title: Parathyroid gland intermed mag
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