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An artery (top) adjacent to skeletal muscle. The skeletal muscle fibers and smooth muscle within the wall of the artery both stain strongly with eosin.

#Artery #skeletal muscle #smooth muscle #H&E #Hematoxylin #Eosin

Pancreas stained with H&E. A pancreatic islet of Langerhans (an endocrine tissue that secretes hormones including insulin) can been seen in the middle, surrounded by exocrine scretory units (secrete pancreatic enzymes).

#TissueID #Pancreas #H&E #islet of langerhans #hematoxylin #eosin

Thin skin of scalp stained with H&E. Two prominent hair follicles are evident. Only one has been cut near where it reaches the surface. A sebaceous gland can be seen adjacent to the hair follicle that reaches the surface.

#TissueID #Skin #Scalp #H&E #Sebaceous gland #Hair follicle #Hematoxylin #Eosin

Alveoli within lung tissue stained using the H&E method.

#TissueID #Lung #Alveoli #H&E #Hematoxylin #Eosin

Salivary gland stained with H&E. A mixture of mucous (pale) and serous (darker) secretory acini are evident.

#TissueID #Salivary gland #Mucous acini #Serous acini #H&E #Ehrlich's Hx #Eosin

Salivary gland stained for neutral mucins and basement membranes using the PAS method. The mucous acini are evident by the strong reaction with Schiff’s reagent after oxidation with periodic acid. Mayer’s Hx provides a nice counterstain to illustrate cell nuclei.

#TissueID #Salivary gland #PAS #Mucous acini #Periodic acid #Schiff's Reagent #Serous acini