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few cells abundant amount of ECM
connective tissue
Many cells, small amount of ECM
epithelial tissue
Provides the cells that defend the body
Connective tissue
Argryophilic fiber
Reticular fiber
Effect of Masson’s trichrome to collagen fibers
Blue fibers
Most abundant protein in the body
collagen type I
Reticular fiber contains
collagen type III
Reticular cells
fibroblasts
Large oval cells with signet ring appearance
adipocytes
Cartwheel appearance
plasma cell
dissolves and washes away adipose cells
xylol
dominant fiber found in the ligaments flava
elastic fibers
can be mistaken as collagen fiber in H&E
elastic fiber
gives a nice microscopic view to reticular fibers
Silver salt and PAS reagent
reaction to adipose cells to sudan III
black stain
presence of microvilli under the electron microscope
mastocytes
Triggered by a potential allergen
mast cells and mastocytes
Lysosomes are seen under the electron microscope
Macrophages
kidney-shaped nucleus
histiocytes
the equiescent cell
fibrocytes
stablizes the ground substance
fibrilin
makes the ground substance acidic
dermatan sulfate
serves as backbone to which proteoglycans are attached by link proteins to form proteoglycan complexes
hyaluronic acid
most abundant glycosaminoglycans in the connective tissue matrix
hyaluronic acid