Difference between revisions of "Parathyroid glands"

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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| '''Name''' || '''Staining (cytoplasm)''' || '''Quantity of cells''' ||  '''Cytoplasm (quantity)''' || '''Function'''
| '''Name'''  
|-  
| '''Staining (cytoplasm)'''  
| (parathyroid) chief cells  || intense hyperchromatic to eosinophilic (see note) || abundant || moderate || manufacture PTH  
| '''Quantity of cells'''  
|-  
|  '''Cytoplasm (quantity)'''  
| oxyphil cells  || moderate/light hyperchromatic to eosinophilic || rare || abundant || ?
| '''Function'''
|-  
| (parathyroid) chief cells   
| intense hyperchromatic to eosinophilic (see note)  
| abundant  
| moderate  
| manufacture parathyroid <br>hormone (PTH)
|-  
| oxyphil cells   
| moderate/light hyperchromatic to eosinophilic  
| rare  
| abundant  
| ?
|}
|}
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