Spleen macrophages, light micrograph

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Light micrograph of a rat spleen stained with the histochemical technique for detection of acid phosphatase. With this technique, macrophages are stained brown. There is a high concentration of macrophages in the red pulp. The areas where they are scarce correspond to the white pulp.

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