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NOUMA L HISTOLOG Y. 



Portion of the same gland as Fig. 170, more highly magnified : p, epithelial cells ; g, capillary 

 bloodvessels; e, endothelium forming the capillary wall. 



a proliferation of the fibrous tissue around the lobules, which en- 

 croaches upon the lymphadenoid tissue and gradually replaces it. 

 This fibrous tissue subsequently becomes, in great measure, con- 

 verted into adipose tissue. It appears as though the endothelium 

 of the bloodvessels also proliferated, giving rise, to masses of imbri- 



Fig. 180. 



Itllipiitfc : 





Section of the coccygeal gland. (Sertoli.) The group of cells, apparently of epithelial 

 nature, is traversed by small bloodvessels and enclosed by fibrous tissue. 



cated cells within the follicles and leading to an obliteration of the 

 vascular lumen. 



6. The Carotid Glands. — These consist of groups or islets of epithe- 

 lial cells, surrounded by fibrous tissue from which numerous capil- 



