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FIGURE 16.8 ■ Glycogen granules in liver cells (hepatocytes). Stain: periodic
acid–Schiff with blue counterstain for nuclei. Oil immersion.

FIGURE 16.9 | Reticular Fibers in Liver Lobule

Fine reticular fibers (6, 8) provide the supporting connective tissue of the liver.
In this illustration, the reticular fibers stain black, and the liver cells stain pale

pink or violet. The reticular fibers (6, 8) line the sinusoids (8), support the
endothelial cells, and form a denser network of reticular fibers in the wall of the
central vein (7). The reticular fibers (6, 8) also merge with the collagen fibers
in the interlobular septum (1), where they surround the portal vein (2) and the

bile duct (3).

Also visible in the reticular network are the pink-staining nuclei of
hepatocytes (4) and the hepatic plates (5) that radiate from the central vein (7)
toward the interlobular septum (1).

FIGURE 16.9 ■ Reticular fibers in a liver lobule. Stain: reticulin method.
Medium magnification.

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