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| L.S. through human foetal kidney. Mallory-azan staining. 10x Note the medullary pyramids. |
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| Cross-section of the kidney of a rabbit. Mallory-azan. 10x Note: 1. Deeper staining outer cortex, and the inner medulla; 2. The medulla is subdivided into the papilla, inner and outer medullary zones. 3. The latter extends into the cortex as medullary rays. |
Hammersen, F. (1980) Histology, A Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology and Microscopic Anatomy 2nd Ed. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (A translation of Sobotta/Hammersen (1979) Atlas der Histologie des Menschen. Urban & Schwarzenberg, München, Germany.) p. 148 Fig. 325, 326.
