Lymphatic Organs page 4

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

6. Lymphatic Organs

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6.4 Thymus

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Section of a rat thymus stained with Dominici’s method. This field is a higher magnification of the framed area in Figure 6.3.

At this magnification it is evident that the heavy staining of the cortex (C) is due to the closely packed small lymphocytes with their basophilic cytoplasm and nucleus.

The medulla (M) also contains lymphocytes, but these cells are spaced by larger cells that are lightly stained.

A vessel (V) in the capsule and capillaries (Ca) crossing the cortex are also identified.

Stain: Toluidine blue, eosin
Magnification: ×400

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