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reticular fiber
Collagen type 3 fiber forming loose connective tissue stroma in:
1) embryonic tissue
2) mesenchyme
3) red pulp of spleen
4) cortex & medulla of lymph nodes
5) hematopoietic compartments of bone marrow
6) skin
7) subcutaneous tissue
8) adipose tissue
9) blood vessels
10) synovial membrane
11) uterine tissue
12) granulation tissue
It is characterized by an organization as a reticular meshwork of fine filaments & an affinity for silver stains & PAS stain.
General
collagen fiber
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999