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Acidophile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (92 words) |
 | An acidophile is an inorganic particle or living organism (or part thereof) that tends toward acidic conditions or acids. |
| The adjective form of acidophile, acidophilic is a technical term used by histologists to describe a particular staining pattern of cells and tissues when using haematoxylin and eosin stains. |
| Acidophilic organisms are those that thrive under highly acidic conditions. |
| The Pancreas and Salivary Glands (1494 words) |
| The latter are the acidophilic (pink) structures with round nuclei in the center of tall cells. |
| Striated ducts are lined by cuboidal to columnar acidophilic cells and are so-named because of characteristic striations in the basal portions of the cells which are due to the alignment of mitochondria between deep infoldings of the basal cell membrane. |
| During secretory activity, acidophilic granules fill the apical portions of the cells, while mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum with its associated basophilic RNA are located basally. |
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