Kidney
- renal papilla (20x
objective lens)
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This higher magnification
image of the renal papilla shows: (1) tangential
sections through
four papillary ducts (ducts of Bellini), lined
by tall simple columnar epithelium;
(2) the connective tissue stroma containing thin segments
of Henle's loops and numerous blood vessels; and (3) the
surface of the papilla, covered by a stratified cuboidal
epithelium.
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- Stain = H&E.
Copyright
Paul B. Bell, Jr. & Barbara Safiejko-Mroczka
The
University of Oklahoma
Version 010603