{"id":2789,"date":"2017-09-21T22:02:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T01:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en-mol.icb.usp.br\/?page_id=2789"},"modified":"2026-03-14T21:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T00:09:58","slug":"4-24-connective-tissue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/4-24-connective-tissue\/","title":{"rendered":"4-24 Connective tissue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-row\">\n  <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-1\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <strong>TRANSIENT CELLS OF THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE &#8211; 3<\/strong> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n  <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <strong>Lymphocytes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They constitute the second largest group of leukocytes in a blood count, right after the neutrophils. There are several subtypes of lymphocyte however they can be distinguished in routine histological sections only after using special techniques, such as immunocytochemistry. <\/p>\n<p>Among other functions, the lymphocytes are responsible for the specific recognition of antigens, production of immunoglobulins (antibodies), and triggering and controling immune responses.<br \/>\nThey are spherical and small, measuring about 7 \u00b5m in diameter. Lymphocytes are mononuclear leukocytes, thus their nuclei are non-lobulated. They are spherical and occupy most of the cell. A thin layer of cytoplasm may be seen surrounding their heavily stained nucleus. Hence, the lymphocytes are usually recognized in sections as well as in blood smears by their characteristic nuclei.<\/p>\n<p>Two lymphocytes are seen in the figure. Observe their round, strongly stained nuclei. In both lymphocytes, a delicate thin rim of cytoplasm can be seen surrounding the nuclei.<br \/>\nMore lymphocytes in the next pages as well as in pages 12-14 and 12-15 by clicking on the links <a href=\"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/12-14-lymphoid-organs\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">page 12-14<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/12-15-lymphoid-organs\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">page 12-15<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-24B-MO.jpg \" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Connective tissue. Staining: HE. Medium magnification.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/4-25-connective-tissue\/\">NEXT PAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/4-23-connective-tissue\/\">PREVIOUS PAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href= https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/4-0-connective-tissue\/\">MENU OF THIS CHAPTER<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2789","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2789"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20899,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2789\/revisions\/20899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}