PAS · Urinary tract · open case 02

Histology · Urinary

Electron microscopic study of renal biopsy specimen fixed using gluteraldehyde, viewed under 40,000x magnification revealed abundant subendothelial deposits of large fibers (97nm in width) with long spacing striations suggestive of collagen fibers; confirming the diagnosis of collagenous glomerulopathy. — Electron microscopic study of renal biopsy specimen fixed using gluteraldehyde, viewed under 40,000x magnification revealed abundant subendothelial deposits of large fibers (97nm…

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Category: Urinary
Difficulty: advanced
Type: Applied histology
Mode: PAS
Stain: PAS

Origin: MultiCaRe · figure from open-access article PMC3109785 · License CC BY

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