Foamy histiocytes, light micrograph

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Light micrograph of foamy histiocytes. Histiocytes are a type of inflammatory cell found in tissues. When histiocytes react to something, they can take on a “foamy” appearance. The “foam” is made up of numerous vacuoles in the cells’ cytoplasm (many small white bubbles). The cytoplasm of each cell contains a single nucleus (dark blue dots). Intermixed with the foamy histiocytes in this image are red blood cells (bright red). Haematoxylin and eosin stained tissue section. Magnification: 400x when printed at 10cm.

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Photo credit: © ZIAD M. EL-ZAATARI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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