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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.