Lymphatic Organs page 35

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

6. Lymphatic Organs

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6.35 Spleen

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Section of the red pulp of the spleen.

This field shows the part of the red pulp containing numerous venous sinuses (S). These vessels are identified either by their endothelial cells showing elongated ovoid nuclei (arrows) in a longitudinal section of the sinus or as circular profiles (arrowheads) in cross or oblique sections of the sinus.

These venous sinuses are separated by the splenic cords (*) composed of reticular cells and fibres, macrophages and various circulating blood elements.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×600

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