Specimen Nr. 03A

Specimen:

Adrenal gland (Suprarenal gland) (Human being)

Staining:

Hopa

Magnification:

10x

Important structures :

1.	Collagen capsule
2.	Cortex of adrenal gland
3.	Zona glomerulosa of adrenal cortex
4.	Zone fasciculata of adrenal cortex
5.	Zona reticularis of adrenal cortex
6.	Medulla of adrenal (suprarenal) gland
7.	Lumen of slice of medullary vein

Die Nebenniere (Glandula suprarenales) erkennt man bei schwacher Vergrößerung bzw. mit dem bloßen Auge an ihrer Mark-Rinden-Struktur. Im Mark fallen die großen Markvenen auf. Die Rinde zeigt durch die säulenartige Anordnung der Zellen in der Zona fasciculata eine Art Streifung senkrecht zur Oberfläche.

Legende:

	Collagen capsule
	Cortex of adrenal gland
	Zona glomerulosa of adrenal cortex
	Zone fasciculata of adrenal cortex
	Zona reticularis of adrenal cortex
	Medulla of adrenal (suprarenal) gland
	Lumen of slice of medullary vein

HOPA

Structures	Colour
Nuclei	brown
Cytoplasm	grey-blue
Connective-tissue fibres - Collagen - Reticular - Elastic	blue blue -
Myocytes	grey-blue to grey-green
Erythrocytes	yellow-orange

Dyes:

HOPA = Hemalaun, Orange G, Phosphormolybdenic acid, Aniline blue

Cell nuclei are stained with hemalaun or Weigerts iron-hematoxylin and then counterstained with a dye mixture of orange-phosphormolybden with aniline blue.

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