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Fig. 77. — Photograph of a portion of a section of the spleen from a normal albino rat 

 (Mo. 9), female, age 4 months. M, a splenic nodule (Malpighian corpuscle) with central 

 arteriole, cut longitudinally. P, red pulp, with intermingled lymphoid pulp-cords. C, 

 capsule. Trabeculae are scanty. Zenker fixation; hematoxylin-eosin stain. X90. 



Fig. 78. — Photograph of a portion of a section of the spleen of a male albino rat (S. 18), 

 body weight reduced from 196 to 121 g. (loss of 38 per cent) in 8 days on water only. 

 Spleen greatly atrophied (weight 0.115 £•)• Splenic pulp (P) reduced in amount. M, 

 rudimentary splenic nodule (Malpighian corpuscle). Capsule (C) and trabeculae (T) appear 

 relatively hypertrophied. There is a somewhat diffuse pigmentation, which is not evident in 

 the photograph. Zenker fixation; hematoxylin-eosin stain. X90. 



