Specimen Nr. 01B

Specimen:

Myocardium (Human being)

Staining:

H&E

Magnification:

72x

Important structures :

1.Cardiac muscle cell (longitudinally sliced)
2.Branching muscle cells
3.Cardiac muscle cell with 2 nuclei
4.Nucleus surrounded by lipofuscin granules
5.Fragmentation sites between cardiac muscle cells
6.Intercalated discs
7.Interstitial connective tissue
Der Schnitt zeigt die Aufzweigung und Anastomosierung vorwiegend längs geschnittener Herzmuskelzellen. Ihr Zellkern liegt zentral und ist von einem myofibrillenfreien Hof, in dem häufig gelbbraun gefärbte Lipofuszinpigmentgranula liegen, umgeben. Auch zwei Zellkerne können zuweilen in einer Herzmuskelzelle vorkommen. Die im Sarkoplasma liegenden Myofibrillen bedingen eine gut sichtbare Längs- und Querstreifung. Zwischen diesen Aufzweigungsstellen der Herzmuskelfasern befindet sich feinfaseriges kollagenes Bindegewebe, in dem die intensiv gefärbten Fibrozytenkerne und Kapillaren deutlich hervortreten. Die Disci intercalares oder Glanzstreifen treten hier als intensiver gefärbte Striche senkrecht zur Zellwand in Erscheinung. Daneben sind Stellen zu sehen, wo die Herzmuskelfasern fragmentiert und ?auseinandergerissen? erscheinen.

Legende:

Cardiac muscle cell (longitudinally sliced)
Branching muscle cells
Cardiac muscle cell with 2 nuclei
Nucleus surrounded by lipofuscin granules
Fragmentation sites between cardiac muscle cells
Intercalated discs
Interstitial connective tissue

Myocardium (longitudinally sliced)[bu]

1. Nucleus of myocyte
2. Nucleus of fibrocyte
3. Nucleus of endothelial cell
4. Endoplasm
5. Erythrocytes in a capillary
6. Intercalated disc
7. Anastomosis of myofibres

Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E)

H&E is the most common survey stain, which shows cell nuclei and cytoplasmatic components.

Structures Colour
Nuclei blue
Cytoplasm pale red
Connective-tissue fibres
- Collagen
- Reticular
- Elastic

red
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pale rose to red
Muscle tissue red
Erythrocytes red-orange

Dyes:

Hematoxylin (e.g. hemalaun, Weigerts or Heidenhains iron-hematoxylin)
Hematoxylin is a positively charged dye (at low pH values). It therefore colors negatively charged (basophilic) structures blue, like the DNA of nuclear chromatin, the RNA of rough endoplasmatic reticulum, and the acidic glycosaminoglycans of hyaline cartilage.
Hematoxylin used in the preparation of iron varnish is Weigerts or Heidenhains iron-hematoxylin and in the preparation of aluminum varnish is hemalaun.
Eosin Eosin is a negatively charged dye used for counterstaining. It stains all remaining structures different shades of red (acidophilic).

Thiazinrot

Thiazinrot behaves similar as eosin.
Anders als bei der hochorganisierten parallelen Ausrichtung der Skelettmuskelfasern, entstehen bei den Herzmuskelzellen über End-zu-End Verknüpfungen lange verzweigte Muskelfasern. Die End-zu-End Verknüpfungen der Herzmuskelzellen leuchten im ungefärbten Zupf-Präparat hell auf. Deshalb werden sie auch als Glanzstreifen oder Disci intercalares bezeichnet. Diese dienen den Zellen einerseits als mechanische Verankerung, andererseits zur Informationsübermittlung von Zelle zu Zelle.
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Magnifications
Cardiac muscle cell (longitudinally sliced)
Branching muscle cells
Cardiac muscle cell with 2 nuclei
Nucleus surrounded by lipofuscin granules
Fragmentation sites between cardiac muscle cells
Fragmentation sites between cardiac muscle cells
Fragmentation sites between cardiac muscle cells
Intercalated discs
Intercalated discs
Interstitial connective tissue

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