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reticulin

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reticulin /re·tic·u·lin/ (rĕ-tik´u-lin) a scleroprotein from the connective fibers of reticular tissue.
re·tic·u·lin (r-tky-ln)
n.
A scleroprotein present in the connective tissue framework of the lymphatic tissues.

reticulin
[ritik′yəlin]
Etymology: L, reticulum,
an albuminoid substance found in the connective fibers of reticular tissue.

reticulin [rĕ-tik´u-lin]
a scleroprotein present in the connective fibers of reticular tissue, closely related to collagen in composition.

reticulin
a scleroprotein present in the connective fibers of reticular tissue, closely related to collagen in composition.


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The illustrated chapters include fixation and processing, microtomy, frozen sections, hematoxylin and eosin, Gram stain, myobacteria, Heliobacter pylori, spirochetes, fungi, trichrome stains, reticulin, elastin stains, basement membranes, mucin stains, amyloid, and immunohistochemistry.
Sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, Masson's tri chrome and reticulin stain to establish the histological diagnosis and the extent of the liver lesions.
1 The trabecular pattern shows epithelioid SMCs in trabeculae with intervening sinusoids lined by endothelial cells, but lacks a reticulin network.
 
 
 
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