SKELETAL MUSCLE – 5
High-magnification images of longitudinally sectioned skeletal muscle fibers.
By hovering the cursor or clicking on the image, the main components of the transverse bands become highlighted.
In the top image some A bands are pointed out and I bands become highlighted in light blue. The thin lines inside the I bands are Z discs (see the figure below).
By hovering the cursor or clicking on the image, the main components of the transverse bands become highlighted.
In the top image some A bands are pointed out and I bands become highlighted in light blue. The thin lines inside the I bands are Z discs (see the figure below).
Some Z discs are pointed out in the lower image.
Skeletal muscle. Staining: HE. High magnification.
Skeletal muscle. Staining: HE. High magnification.