Pituitary gland - histology slide

This is a histology slide of the pititary. In the pars intermedia there are cords of epithelial cells with a bluish pink cytoplasm. Behind these in the pars nervosa are varishaped cells with long processes (pituicytes).

Histology image descriptions and photography by Frank N. Miller, M.D.; histology image courtesy of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.