ZOOL 409: HISTOLOGY

Department of Zoology
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Slide79

Mammary gland. In Slide Boxes 1,2,3,4,6,8 the source is unspecified. In Slide Boxes 5,7,9 the source is human breast tissue.

This is an active (lactating) gland, with extensive development of secretory tubules, engorged with milk.  Contrast this specimen with that on slide 80.

For more, see mammary gland, also slide 78, 80.

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