Thyrotrope
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Thyrotropes are endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary
which produce thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in response to thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH).
Thyrotropes appear basophilic
in histological preparations.
Anterior pituitary
A major organ of the endocrine system, the anterior pituitary, also called the adenohypophysis, is the glandular, anterior lobe of the pituitary gland...
which produce thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in response to thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH).
Thyrotropes appear basophilic
Basophilic
Basophilic is a technical term used by histologists. It describes the microscopic appearance of cells and tissues, as seen down the microscope, after a histological section has been stained with a basic dye. The most common such dye is haematoxylin....
in histological preparations.