Pancreas and Duodenum (10x objective lens)


This image shows the parenchyma (secretory tissue) of the pancreas. It consists primarily of acini of basophilic (purple-stained) exocrine secretory cells and islands of light staining endocrine secretory cells, called islets of Langerhans (IL). Intralobular ducts (ID) and blood vessels (BV) of various sizes are found throughout the parenchyma, which is divided into lobules by septa (Se) of collagenous connective tissue.
Stain = H&E

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exocrine and endocrine tissue septa blood vessels

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Copyright by: Paul B. Bell, Jr. & Barbara Safiejko-Mroczka

The University of Oklahoma

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