Lymph node (rat)

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Title Lymph node (rat)
Creator Poels, Lambert G.
Contributor Lambert G. Poels, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen; Paul H. K. Jap, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen
Date 2010-06-11
Subject electron microscopy; interdigitating cell; antigen-presenting cell
Description Electron microscopy. In the paracortical area (inner cortex) of a lymph node interdigitating cells (1) are found (so-called IDC, antigen-presenting cell or APC). They show branched extensions (3) in between the closely apposed surrounding T lymphocytes (2). In the cytoplasm of the IDC lysosomal inclusions of different sizes and content (*) might be present and sometimes tubulovesicular profiles can be discerned. (4) macrophages with many small lysosomal structures.
Subtype Image
Format image/jpeg
Collection Poja Histology Collection - Lymphatic Tissues and Organs Subset
ARK ark:/87278/s6f221zz
Setname ehsl_heal
ID 890887
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f221zz
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