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Structure MMPS Results 1 Rodlike Bright yellow Corallike Yellow-green 2 Rodlike Bright yellow Corallike Yellow-green 3 Rodlike Yellow Corallike Dark-olive green 4 "Stacked plates" Light-blue tinged 5 "Stacked plates" Light-blue tinged 6 "Stacked plates" Light-blue tinged 7 "Stacked plates" Light-blue tinged or unstained 8 "Wheat sheaves" Sea-green, loss of birefringence Tablet control Rodlike Bright yellow Maltese cross Unstained Paper control Rodlike Bright yellow Abbreviations: IVDA, intravenous drug abuse; MCC, microcrystalline cellulose; MMPS, modified Russell Movat pentachrome stain. (a) Particles, nonbirefringent.

It contained "jelly"-like contents that on microscopic examination were on the outer part of the artery wall; the contents were bluish by routine hematoxylin, phloxine, and saffron and Movat pentachrome stains (Figure 1; M indicates media; A, adventitial material).