Specimen Nr. 02D

Specimen:

Spleen (Rat)

Staining:

H&E and India-ink stain of macrophages

Magnification:

200x

Important structures :

1.Red pulp
2.Central artery
3.Periarteriolar lymphoid sheath (PALS)
4.Germinal centre of a secondary lymphoid follicle
5.Corona of a secondary lymphoid follicle
6.Marginal zone of white pulp
Die rote Pulpa wird durch die Marginalzone von der weißen Pulpa abgegrenzt. Innerhalb der weißen Pulpa können die PALS und ein Sekundärfollikel, der aus Keimzentrum und Korona besteht, unterschieden werden.

Legende:

Red pulp
Central artery
Periarteriolar lymphoid sheath (PALS)
Germinal centre of a secondary lymphoid follicle
Corona of a secondary lymphoid follicle
Marginal zone of white pulp

Vascular system of spleen[bo]

1. Capsule
2. Trabecula
3. Trabecular artery
4. Trabecular vein
5. Red pulp vein
6. Central artery
7. Penicillar arterioles
8. Penicillar arterioles with periarteriolar macrophage sheath
9. White pulp (periarterial lymphatic sheath [PALS] and lymph node)
10. Red pulp (splenic chords and sinusoids)

Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E)

H&E is the most common survey stain, which shows cell nuclei and cytoplasmatic components.

Structures Colour
Nuclei blue
Cytoplasm pale red
Connective-tissue fibres
- Collagen
- Reticular
- Elastic

red
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pale rose to red
Muscle tissue red
Erythrocytes red-orange

Dyes:

Hematoxylin (e.g. hemalaun, Weigerts or Heidenhains iron-hematoxylin)
Hematoxylin is a positively charged dye (at low pH values). It therefore colors negatively charged (basophilic) structures blue, like the DNA of nuclear chromatin, the RNA of rough endoplasmatic reticulum, and the acidic glycosaminoglycans of hyaline cartilage.
Hematoxylin used in the preparation of iron varnish is Weigerts or Heidenhains iron-hematoxylin and in the preparation of aluminum varnish is hemalaun.
Eosin Eosin is a negatively charged dye used for counterstaining. It stains all remaining structures different shades of red (acidophilic).

Thiazinrot

Thiazinrot behaves similar as eosin.
Neben Primärfollikeln aus kleinen Lymphozyten, die vor allem bei Kindern vorkommen, gibt es auch Sekundärfollikel mit aktiven Keimzentren. Diese werden von einem Wall von kleinen Lymphozyten, der Korona, umgeben. Die Keimzentren entstehen nur nach einer Reaktion mit einem Antigen und sind deshalb vor der Geburt nicht ausgebildet. In Keimzentren findet eine lebhafte Lymphozytenneubildung statt, weshalb man viele Mitosen erkennen kann. Die Mehrzahl der neugebildeten Zellen stirbt aber gleich wieder an Ort und Stelle und wird von Makrophagen phagozytiert.
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Magnifications
Red pulp
Red pulp
Central artery
Central artery
Periarteriolar lymphoid sheath (PALS)
Periarteriolar lymphoid sheath (PALS)
Germinal centre of a secondary lymphoid follicle
Corona of a secondary lymphoid follicle
Marginal zone of white pulp
Marginal zone of white pulp
Marginal zone of white pulp

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