Human Tissue Biology A464
    Extracellular Matrix and Types of Connective Tissue
     
     

    Specialized connective tissue

     

    Examine the reticulin fibers in the silver-stained lymph node.

    • Also note the appearance of the collagen bundles in the CT surrounding the lymph node, comparing it with that of the stains examined earlier.

     

    Speculate as to the general function of reticulin fibers in this special type of connective tissue.

     

    Now let's look at muscle.