Connective Tissue page 12

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

2. Connective Tissue

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2.12 Macrophages in connective tissue

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Section of an intestinal villus.

Underlying the simple columnar epithelium (Epi), the loose connective tissue shows several macrophages (M). These cells have a large nucleus in an abundant cytoplasm containing several basophilic or acidophilic inclusions of various sizes (double-headed arrows). These cellular residues have been phagocytized by the macrophages and are destined to be hydrolyzed by their lysosomes.

The nucleus of a fibrocyte (F) and a small blood vessel (*) are also labelled.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×900

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