Acidophil cell
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- somatotrophs, which generate somatotropin (also known as growth hormone)
- mammotrophs, which generate prolactin
When using standard staining techniques, they cannot be distinguished from each other (though they can be distinguished from basophils and chromophobes),[1] and are therefore identified simply as "acidophils".
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References
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