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oxyphil
Epithelial cell present in the parathyroid, thyroid & salivary glands.
Numbers increase with age. Numerous mitochondria are present.
In the thyroid, oxyphils are also called Hurthle cells.
Specific
Hurthle (Askanazy) cell
oncocyte
General
epithelial cell
Properties
WITHIN: parathyroid
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.