Chromophobe
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The term chromophobe refers to histological structures which do not take up colored dye readily, and thus appear more relatively pale under the microscope -- hence their "fear" ("phobia") of "color" ("chrome").
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[edit] Pituitary
The term is most commonly associated with the anterior pituitary, where approximately half of the cells are considered chromophobes. (Of the remaining cells, about a third are basophils, and the other two thirds acidophils.) The chromophobe cells do not actually appear clear, but rather a light blue (in contrast to the deep blue of the basophils.)[1]
[edit] Cancer
"Chromophobe" also refers to a type of renal cell carcinoma (distinct from "clear cell").[2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Chromophobe at eMedicine Dictionary
- c_33/12238641 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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