AE Practical - Neural Histology
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Introduction
AEB Practical ?? for Monday October 15 and Wednesday October 17.
This page provides histology support information for central nervous system structure.
Disclaimers
- does not form part of the actual practical class based upon the virtual slides.
- does not cover the pathology content.
- does not cover peripheral nervous system.
Aims
Key concepts
Practical class activities
Terms
- artifact - changes and distortions introduced to the normal tissue structure by the histological processing. Common artifacts include: folds (gives the tissue a darker appearance), tears (rips in the tissue can be seen in epithelia), shrinkage when tissues loose mainly liquid through histological processing, and cuts often used in tissue preparation.
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, June 27) Embryology AE Practical - Neural Histology. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/AE_Practical_-_Neural_Histology
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