reticular fiber


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reticular fiber

Any of the extremely fine argyrophilic (silver-staining) fibers found in reticular tissue.
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Reticular fibers constituted the gland bracket in the lamina propria, and were often distributed along the basement of membrane (Fig.
Histomorphometric Adaptation of Yak (Bos grunniens) Abomasum to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Environment/Adaptacion Histomorfometrica del Abomaso de Yak (Bos grunniens) al Medio Ambiente de la Meseta Tibetana Qinghai
Variable amounts of elastin, reticular fibers. and proteoglycans arc interposed between the smooth muscle cells of the tunica media.
Histology of cardiovascular system
Splenic sinuses are open vascular spaces lined by a discontinuous layer of endothelial cells and supported by a fenestrated basal lamina and reticular fibers. The surrounding cellular splenic cords provide a tissue frame work maintaining the network of sinuses (Fig.
The Protective Effect of Vitamin C Against Toxicity Induced by Lead- Acetate on Liver and Spleen in Swiss Albino Mice
The paraffin sections were stained with haematoxylin and eosin for routine morphology, Masson's Trichrome for connective tissue, Verhoeff's stain for elastic fibers, and Gridley's stain for reticular fibers.
Embryonic development of heart in Indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
In control group, normal hepatic cells are characterized by well defined cell linings, prominent nucleus, and prominient central vein surrounded by reticular fibers (Figure 3(a)).
Investigation of antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of standardized Curcuma xanthorrhiza rhizome in carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic damaged rats

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