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Elastic fibers

Nat Pernick, M.D.

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Nat Pernick, M.D.
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) images
Cite this page: Pernick N. Elastic fibers. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainselastic.html. Accessed May 29th, 2023.
Definition / general
  • Also called Verfoeff-van Gieson
  • Stains elastic fibers black
  • Outlines elastic lamina of muscular arteries and media of aorta
  • Background is trichrome
Microscopic (histologic) images

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