Histological and Immunohistochemical Study on Iberian Red Deer (<i>Cervus elaphus hispanicus</i>) Haemal Nodes

Abstract

Haemal nodes are capsulated, lymphoid organs with haemal circulation. Their parenchyma is distributed in primary and secondary lymphatic nodes in the cortical and medullar zones. In these zones the lymphatic tissue may adopt a cord-like shape and it is composed by plasma cell, macrophages and B and T lymphocytes. Blood circulates through the sinuses situated underneath the capsule, around the trabeculae and in the marrow.