Elastic Fibers—Auricle (Ear Flap)

The components of elastic fibers, microfibrils (diameter about 12 nm) and amorphous elastin are ubiquitous in connective tissue. In this figure, staining emphasizes the elastic fibers in human skin from the  earflap (concha of auricle). There are long, thin, slightly undulating fibers,  thick fibers and short fragments of elastic fibers. The light pink stained structures are robust collagen fibers. The nuclei are not stained.

Stain: resorcin-fuchsin; magnification: × 200

References

Kuehnel, W.(2003). Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology, and Microscopic Anatomy. 4^th edition . Institute of Anatomy Universitätzu Luebeck Luebeck, Germany . Thieme Stuttgart · New York .