Connective Tissue page 15

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

2. Connective Tissue

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2.15 Reticular fibres

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Section of a cardiac muscle stained with silver nitrate to show numerous reticular fibres in black.

These small fibres are composed of type III collagen rich in carbohydrates. These fine black reticular fibres, seen here in face view, form networks (R) that surround the individual bluish striated cardiac muscle fibres (*).

Between groups of muscle fibres there are also thick wavy type I collagen fibres (C) in a brownish-black colour.

Stain: Silver
Magnification: ×900

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