Histology: Endocrine System
Histology: Endocrine System — Expert Atlas
How it begins
Hipófisis, tiroides, paratiroides, suprarrenales, páncreas endocrino, gónadas, timo, sistema neuroendocrino difuso y correlaciones clínico-patológicas de nivel experto. Paleta inspirada en la tinción DAB de inmunohistoquímica.
What it covers
- The Endocrine System: General Histological Organization
- · Histological Classification of Endocrine Glands
- · Special Histological Techniques in the Endocrine System
- Hypophysis (Pituitary Gland)
- · 1.1 Adenohypophysis: Cell Types and Classification
- · 1.2 Neurohypophysis
- · 1.3 Porta Pituitary System
- Pineal Gland (Epiphysis Cerebri)
- · 2.1 Histological Structure
- · 2.2 Melatonin: Synthesis and Histophysiological Function
- Thyroid Gland
- · 3.1 Histological Organization: The Thyroid Follicle
- · 3.2 Synthesis and Secretion of T3/T4: Histophysiological Steps
- · 3.3 Parafollicular Cells (C Cells)
- Parathyroid Glands
- · 4.1 Cellular Types
- · 4.2 Interstitial Adipose Tissue and Age
- Adrenal Glands
- · 5.1 Organization by Layers: The Adrenal Diagram
- · 5.2 The Cortical Zones: Detailed Histology
- · 5.3 Adrenal Medulla: Chromaffin Cells
- Endocrine Pancreas: Islets of Langerhans
- · 6.1 The Five Cell Types of the Islet
- · 6.2 Spatial Organization of the Islet and Intra-island Circulation
- · 6.3 Islet Histology and Identification of Cell Types
- Gonads as Endocrine Glands
- · 7.1 Testis: Leydig cells and Sertoli cells
- · 7.2 Ovary: Granulosa Cells and Corpus Luteum
- Thymus and Diffuse Neuroendocrine System (DNES)
- · 8.1 Thymus as a Lymphoid Endocrine Gland
- · 9.1 Diffuse Neuroendocrine System (DNES) and NET Tumors
- Integrated Clinical-Pathological Correlations
- · 10.1 Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: The Paradigmatic Thyroid Autoimmune Disease
- · 10.2 Adrenal Incidentaloma: The Challenge of Histological Diagnosis
- · 10.3 Digestive Carcinoid Tumors (NET): WHO Classification 2022
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- Subject
- Histology
- Category
- Basic Sciences
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 35
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02