Muscle fibers: Regeneration
H&E stain
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Regenerating muscle fibers
Size: Small
Cytoplasm: Basophilic
Nuclei: Large
Scattered
H&E stain
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H&E stain
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Gomori trichrome stain
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Gomori trichrome stain
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Immature (Regenerated) muscle fibers: Coarse internal architecture
NADH stain
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NADH stain
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Regenerating muscle fibers: Coarse, Darker-stained, internal architecture; Intermediate-sized
ATPase pH 4.3 stain
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Immature (Regenerated) muscle fibers: Type 2C (Intermediate-stained)
ATPase pH 4.3 stain
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ATPase pH 4.3 stain
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Acid phosphatase stain
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Regenerating muscle fibers: Neighboring endomysial acid phosphatase cells near capillaries
Also see: Myopathic grouping
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6/8/2018