Kidney (40x objective lens)


This slide shows the section of the kidney stained with iron hematoxylin and aniline blue. Collagen fibers of the connective tissue and the basement membrane (arrow) are stained blue with aniline blue and cell nuclei are stained black with iron hematoxylin. Note the nucleolus located in the center of the nuclei.

Stain: Iron hematoxylin and aniline blue (IHAB)


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