− | The '''pars distalis''' contains five cell types which produce six hormones. '''Somatotropes''' and '''lactotropes''' are ''acidophillic''. '''Corticotropes, thyrotropes''' and '''gonadotropes''' are ''basophillic''. | + | The '''pars distalis''' contains five cell types which produce seven hormones. '''Somatotropes''' and '''lactotropes''' are ''acidophillic''. '''Corticotropes, thyrotropes''' and '''gonadotropes''' are ''basophillic''. |