Lymphatic Organs page 1

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

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6.1 Thymus

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Transverse section of a rat thymus stained with Dominici’s method.

In proximity to the trachea (T) and a large vessel (V), the thymus shows two main lobes separated by a thin continuous septum (S).

Each lobe is subdivided into lobules (L) by incomplete septa (arrowheads) connected to the capsule covering the organ.

The tissue of the thymus shows a deeply stained cortex (C) and a pale medulla (M).

Stain: Toluidine blue, eosin
Magnification: ×10

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