Light micrograph of an anterior human pituitary gland stained with Gomori trichrome showing the two main cell types, acidophilic cells (pink) and basophilic cells (blue). The micrograph shows a zone with a predominance of acidophilic cell (GH somatotrophs and PRL lactotrophs).

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