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Plate 12.239 Kidney: Medulla

Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D., Adel K. Afifi, M.D., Paul M. Heidger, Jr., Ph.D.
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KIDNEY
Medulla

Plate 12.239 Kidney: Medulla

Rhesus monkey, Zenker's fluid, Mallory's stain, 612 x.

 

Collecting tubule: Cuboidal or columnar lining. Nuclei round and dark. Cytoplasm clear with distinct cell outlines.

Capillary: Filled with red cells.

Ascending limb of Henle's loop: Lined by cuboidal cells.

Thin segments of Henle's loop: Cells flattened, single layer, nuclei bulge into lumen. See also Plate 15.

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