Specimen Nr. 01A

Specimen:

Duodenum (Human being)

Staining:

H&E

Magnification:

4x

Important structures :

1.Mucosa
2.Villi
3.Submucosa of a circular fold
4.Brunner (duodenal) glands
5.Muscular layer
6.Adventitia
Auf dem Bild ist eine Ringfalte (Plica circularis, Kerckring’sche Falte) angeschnitten. Diese, für den Dünndarm typischen Falten, werden von zwei Schichten der Dünndarmwand gebildet: der Tunica mucosa und der Tela submucosa. In der Submukosa liegen die nur im Duodenum vorkommenden Glandulae duodenales (Brunner’sche Drüsen). Als weitere Schichten der Darmwand sind die Tunica muscularis und die Adventitia zu erkennen.

Legende:

Mucosa
Villi
Submucosa of a circular fold
Brunner (duodenal) glands
Muscular layer
Adventitia

Duodenum - portion of wall[bo]

1. Plica circularis (Kerckring's valve)
2. Mucosa
3. Lamina propria of mucosa
4. Lamina muscularis of mucosa
5. Submucosa
6. Muscular layer
7. Serosa
8. Villi
9. Duodenal submucosal glands (Brunner glands)

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.
Die Übersichtsvergrößerung läßt zwei differentialdiagnostisch wichtige Charakteristika für das Duodenum erkennen:
  1. Hohe, relativ breite Ringfalten (Plicae circulares) mit dicht stehenden großen plumpen Zotten.
  2. Glandulae duodenales (Brunner?sche Drüsen) im Bereich der Submukosa.
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Magnification:

4x

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202x

Magnifications
Mucosa
Villi
Submucosa of a circular fold
Brunner (duodenal) glands
Muscular layer
Adventitia

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