Artery: elastic fibers (elastic staining)

Histology · Cardiovascular

Normal pulmonary muscle and artery. Elastic tissue stain. Note the internal and external elastic laminaey; this is unique to muscular pulmonary arteries. The external elastic lamina is not present in muscular arteries in the systemic circulation — Normal pulmonary muscle and artery. Elastic tissue stain. Note the internal and external elastic laminaey; this is unique to muscular pulmonary arteries. The external elastic…

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PreviousSpleen NextH&E · Cardiovascular · open case 04

Category: Cardiovascular
Difficulty: mean
Type: General
Stain: Elastic staining

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