Anterior pituitary basophil

An anterior pituitary basophil is a type of cell in the anterior pituitary which manufactures hormones.

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It is called a basophil because it readily takes up base, 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
Corticotrophs	15%	ACTH	CRH
Gonadotrophs	10%	FSH and LH	GnRH
Thyrotrophs	5%	TSH	TRH

References

^ Histology at BU 14002loa

v • d • e Endocrine system > Pituitary gland
Posterior pituitary	Pars nervosa - Median eminence - Infundibular stalk
Anterior pituitary	Pars intermedia - Pars tuberalis - Pars distalis - Acidophils (Somatotropes, Lactotropes) - Basophils (Corticotropes, Gonadotropes, Thyrotropes)