Parathyroid chief cell

Parathyroid chief cell
Parathyroid chief cell
	Micrograph of a parathyroid gland. H&E stain.
Details
Location	Parathyroid gland
Identifiers
TH	H3.08.02.5.00002
FMA	69078
	Anatomical terms of microanatomy

Parathyroid chief cells (also called parathyroid principal cells or simply parathyroid cells) are one of the two cell types of the parathyroid glands, along with oxyphil cells.^[1] The chief cells are much more prevalent in the parathyroid gland than the oxyphil cells. It is perceived that oxyphil cells may be derived from chief cells at puberty,^[2] as they are not present at birth like chief cells.^[3]

Most individuals display four parathyroid glands adjacent to the thyroid gland anterior in the neck.

^ "Dictionary - Normal: Parathyroid gland - The Human Protein Atlas". www.proteinatlas.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
^ Bilezikian, John (2015). The Parathyroids: Basic and Clinical Concepts. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 23–39. ISBN 978-0-12-397166-1.
^ Ritter, Cynthia S.; Haughey, Bruce H.; Miller, Brent; Brown, Alex J. (2012-08-01). "Differential Gene Expression by Oxyphil and Chief Cells of Human Parathyroid Glands". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 97 (8): E1499–E1505. doi:10.1210/jc.2011-3366. ISSN 0021-972X. PMC 3591682. PMID 22585091.

[1] "Dictionary - Normal: Parathyroid gland - The Human Protein Atlas". www.proteinatlas.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.

[:2-2] Bilezikian, John (2015). The Parathyroids: Basic and Clinical Concepts. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 23–39. ISBN 978-0-12-397166-1.

[:0-3] Ritter, Cynthia S.; Haughey, Bruce H.; Miller, Brent; Brown, Alex J. (2012-08-01). "Differential Gene Expression by Oxyphil and Chief Cells of Human Parathyroid Glands". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 97 (8): E1499–E1505. doi:10.1210/jc.2011-3366. ISSN 0021-972X. PMC 3591682. PMID 22585091.

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