Light micrographs of adult human bone tissue. This sample is an unstained thick slice of bone about 50 micrometres in depth. From left to right: parti

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Light micrographs of adult human bone tissue. This sample is an unstained thick slice of bone about 50 micrometres in depth. From left to right: partial circular polarized light, plane polarized light, circular polarized light. Osteons in cross-section (round shapes) are seen showing circular alternating rings of colours. These patterns represent layers of mineralized collagen and bone proteins. Magnification x75 when printed at 10cm.

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Size: 6299px × 2775px
Photo credit: © MICROSCAPE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, anatomical, anatomy, biological, biology, bone, circular, histological, histology, light, micrograph, microscopy, osteon, polarised, polarized, section, skeletal, tissue