Lymphatic Organs page 37

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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

6. Lymphatic Organs

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6.37 Spleen

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Section of a rodent spleen stained with silver to show the reticular fibres in black.

In this field the red pulp shows thick argyrophilic reticular fibres around venous sinuses. Parts of this network are seen in a face view (arrows). The rest of the network is seen in a side view (arrowheads).

Some brownish macrophages (+) are present in the loose networks of reticular fibres of the splenic cords.

Stain: Hematoxylin and silver
Magnification: ×750

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