Normal Histology

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Cerebral cortex

■middle frontal gyrus

■precental gyrus

■primary visual cortex

Cerebral white matter

■frontal lobe

■semioval center

■internal capsule

■corpus callosum

Basal ganglia

■striatum (putamen)

■globus pallidus

■Luy’s body

Midbrain

■substanatia nigra (compact)

■substanatia nigra (reticular)

Pons

■pontine nuclei

Medulla oblongata

■inferio olive

■hypoglossal nucl.

Cerebellum

■molecular layer

■Purkinje cell layer

■granule cell layer

■dentate nucl.

Spinal cord

■anterio horn

■lateral horn

■lateral tract

■spinocerebellar tract

Sympathetic ganglion

■sympathetic ganglion

Midbrain / substantia nigra (compact zone)

See the anatomy of the midbrain

Hematoxylin-eosin stain

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Brown pigments (neuromelanin, arrows) are observed in the cytoplasm of the neurons.

Kluver-Barrera stain

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Neuromelanin is stained blackish brown.