PHOTO 7 - Rabbit kidney
Rabbit kidney,
stained in vivo with Alcian Blue.
Transversal section,
showing the different renal zones :
cortex, outer stripe and inner stripe of the outer medulla, and upper part of the inner medulla (the deeper part of the inner medulla is not visible).
Compare the heigth of the different renal zones with those of the rat (Picture 6).
Lise Bankir, INSERM, Paris, France