Learning path · Histology

Germ cells & embryonic tissue

Spermatogenesis in the seminiferous tubule, follicle maturation in the ovary and early embryonic development with gastrulation and neurulation – the basics of the germ layers in microscopic images.

  1. Testis, trichrome: seminiferous tubules with germinal epithelium, Sertoli and Leydig cells

    Spermatogenesis

    Testis · trichrome

    2 images 10 structures
  2. Ovary, H&E, overview: primordial, primary and secondary follicles in the cortical stroma

    Oocytes and follicle maturation

    Ovary · H&E

    3 images 15 structures
  3. Gastrulation, semithin section, Richardson stain: epiblast, mesenchyme and hypoblast

    Gastrulation – early germ layers

    Primitive streak · semithin section

    2 images 8 structures
  4. Chick embryo, H&E, overview: neural tube, notochord, mesoderm and extraembryonic membranes

    Neurulation – advanced germ layers

    Chick embryo · H&E

    2 images 10 structures

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