Lymphatic Organs page 36

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

6. Lymphatic Organs

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6.36 Spleen

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

In the red pulp the venous sinuses (S) can be identified by the thick reticular fibres forming supporting networks (arrows) around the sinuses.

The brownish cells in this section are macrophages (+) located in the splenic cords (*). These cells are pigmented in brown by hemosiderin, which is a breakdown product of hemoglobin derived from lysed red blood cells.

Stain: Hematoxylin and silver
Magnification: ×700

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