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This article is an introduction to neuropathology. There are separate articles for [[brain tumours]], the [[pituitary gland]] and [[muscle pathologies]]. | This article is an introduction to neuropathology. There are separate articles for [[brain tumours]], the [[pituitary gland]] and [[muscle pathologies]]. | ||
==Normal histology== | ==Normal histology== | ||
=== | ===Normal cells=== | ||
* | *Neuron: | ||
** | **Very large cells, with angled edges. | ||
** | **Abundant cytoplasm. | ||
**Prominent nucleolus. | |||
*Glial cells. | *Glial cells. | ||
**Oligodendrocyte - small dense nuclei (lymphocyte-like nucleus). | **Oligodendrocyte - small dense nuclei (lymphocyte-like nucleus). | ||
*** | ***May resemble a ''fried egg'' on H&E (clear cytoplasm, central nucleus). | ||
*Astrocyte. | *Astrocyte. | ||
**Eosinophilic cytoplasm. | **Eosinophilic cytoplasm. | ||