
Pars distalis
With this Masson stain, acidophils stain orange, basophils stain greenish-purple and the connective tissue stroma stains green. Basophils are generally larger than acidophils. Basophils can be further subdivided into thyrotropes, gonadotropes and adrenocorticotropes. Acidophils are subdivided into mammotropes and somatotropes. 1000x

Basophils
With this Masson stain, acidophils stain orange, basophils stain greenish-purple and the connective tissue stroma stains green. Basophils are generally larger than acidophils. Basophils can be further subdivided into thyrotropes, gonadotropes and adrenocorticotropes. Acidophils are subdivided into mammotropes and somatotropes. 1000x

Acidophils
With this Masson stain, acidophils stain orange, basophils stain greenish-purple and the connective tissue stroma stains green. Basophils are generally larger than acidophils. Basophils can be further subdivided into thyrotropes, gonadotropes and adrenocorticotropes. Acidophils are subdivided into mammotropes and somatotropes. 1000x

Chromophobes
With this Masson stain, acidophils stain orange, basophils stain greenish-purple and the connective tissue stroma stains green. Basophils are generally larger than acidophils. Basophils can be further subdivided into thyrotropes, gonadotropes and adrenocorticotropes. Acidophils are subdivided into mammotropes and somatotropes. 1000x

Connective tissue
With this Masson stain, acidophils stain orange, basophils stain greenish-purple and the connective tissue stroma stains green. Basophils are generally larger than acidophils. Basophils can be further subdivided into thyrotropes, gonadotropes and adrenocorticotropes. Acidophils are subdivided into mammotropes and somatotropes. 1000x

Capillary
With this Masson stain, acidophils stain orange, basophils stain greenish-purple and the connective tissue stroma stains green. Basophils are generally larger than acidophils. Basophils can be further subdivided into thyrotropes, gonadotropes and adrenocorticotropes. Acidophils are subdivided into mammotropes and somatotropes. 1000x