Contents Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS
     13. Urinary System
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    13.19   Kidney: Outer medulla Version française
Outer medulla of a kidney stained with Masson’s trichrome.

This field shows longitudinal sections of thick descending or ascending limbs of Henle’s loops. Their acidophilic epithelial cells have indistinct lateral cytoplasmic membranes (A).

The large collecting ducts are lined with cuboidal cells which show distinct lateral cytoplasmic membranes (B).

The intertubular connective tissue is stained green.

Stain: Masson’s Trichrome
Magnification: ×400

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