Healthy versus Diseased Tissue with H&E Stain

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Healthy versus Diseased Tissue with H&E Stain

Pathologists often make life-changing diagnostic decisions. Because of this, it is imperative that different tissue types be distinguishable from one another by examining their component parts. Knowledge of the normal histology of the multitude of tissue types within the body is necessary for recognizing and understanding disease.
The following pages show microscopic photos of some select human tissue stained with the H&E stain.