Stromal cell organisation in the mouse lymph node. A light and electron microscopic investigation using the zinc iodide-osmium technique

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-92

  Crivellato, Enrico ^a,b   Mallardi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b Section of Anatomy ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibroblastic reticular cells; Osmium zinc iodide stain

Indexed keywords

IODIDE; OSMIUM; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CAPILLARY; CELL POPULATION; CELL SHAPE; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; INTERDIGITATING CELL; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULUM CELL; STROMA CELL; VENULE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031034717     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.1997.19010085.x     Document Type: Article

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