- Oxyphil cell (parathyroid)
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Oxyphil cell (parathyroid) 
Micrograph of a parathyroid gland. H&E stain. MeSH Oxyphil+Cells Code TH H3.08.02.5.00005 In the parathyroid gland, the parathyroid oxyphil cell is larger and paler than the parathyroid chief cell.[1]
These cells can be found in clusters in the center of the section and at the periphery.[2][3][4][5] Oxyphil cells appear at the onset of puberty, but have no known function. With nuclear medicine scans, they selectively take up the Technetium-sestamibi complex radiotracer dye to allow delineation of glandular anatomy.[6]
References
- ^ Histology at BU 15002loa
- ^ Gartner, p. 208, Fig. 3
- ^ Ross, p. 628, Fig. 1
- ^ DiFiore, pp. 270 - 271
- ^ Wheater, pp. 312 - 313
- ^ "Minimally Invasive Radio-guided Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism," Annals of Surgical Oncology 12/07 14(12) pp 3401-3402
Human anatomy, endocrine system: endocrine glands (TA A11, TH H3.08, GA 11.1269) Islets of pancreas Hypothalamic/
pituitary axes
+parathyroidPituitaryPars intermedia · Pars tuberalis · Pars distalis
Acidophil cell (Somatotropic cell, Prolactin cell) · Basophil cell (Corticotropic cell, Gonadotropic cell, Thyrotropic cell) · Chromophobe cellThyroid isthmus · Lobes of thyroid gland · Pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland
Follicular cell · Parafollicular cellChief cell · Oxyphil cellPineal gland Other Enteroendocrine cell · ParagangliaHuman cell types / list derived primarily from endoderm Foregut enteroendocrine: G cell · D cell · ECL cell
exocrine: Gastric chief cell · Parietal cell
Foveolar cellCentroacinar cell · Pancreatic stellate cellPharyngeal pouch Hindgut/cloaca Urothelial cellsCategories:- Cell biology stubs
- Endocrine cells
- Human cells
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