Collenchyma (Product Code: SCL481/159) is a prepared slide of collenchyma, the living supporting tissue that keeps young stems, petioles and leaf midribs firm while they grow, used in plant tissue lessons. Students examine it to learn how uneven wall thickening provides strength without stopping growth, and teachers use it to bridge parenchyma and sclerenchyma; it is clear borosilicate glass in a white rectangular plastic box. It is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, for school and college botany labs.

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What Is the Collenchyma Slide Used For?

Collenchyma cells are alive at maturity, and their walls are thickened with cellulose and pectin, most often at the corners where several cells meet (angular collenchyma). Under high power the thickened corners look bright and glassy, while the rest of the wall stays thin and intercellular spaces are few. In dicot stems this tissue usually lies just below the epidermis as a hypodermis, which is why it is often studied alongside a dicot stem section.

When schools assemble a microscope slides set for plant tissues, collenchyma is the slide that explains how a herbaceous stem can bend in the wind without snapping. A useful task is to ask students to draw three adjacent cells and shade only the thickened corners. After use, lift the slide from the stage without sliding it across the clips and return it to its box.

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This item comes from Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, an Ambala, Haryana company that supplies it under the ScienceLab name to education and research buyers in India and international markets. Find out more on our company profile.

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Related items for a supporting-tissue practical:

• Parenchyma — the thin-walled tissue with which collenchyma is compared.
• Sclerenchyma — the rigid, lignified support tissue for contrast.
• Ts Of Dicot Stem — shows collenchyma in its natural position below the epidermis.
• Coverslips — for covering students’ own petiole or stem sections.
• Student Microscope with Fixed Condenser — a practical-class microscope for viewing the slide.

Visit the Biology Lab category to see the complete plant tissue series.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is collenchyma found in a plant?
Collenchyma occurs mainly beneath the epidermis of young dicot stems, in petioles and along leaf midribs, and is generally absent from roots and most monocot stems. The Collenchyma slide helps students recognise it before they look for it in whole stem sections.

How do I recognise collenchyma on the Collenchyma slide?
On the Collenchyma slide, look for living cells whose walls are noticeably thicker at the corners, with a shiny, glassy appearance and very few spaces between cells. Compare them with the thin, even walls on a parenchyma slide.

Why do growing organs use collenchyma rather than sclerenchyma?
Collenchyma walls can still stretch, so the tissue supports a stem or petiole while it lengthens, whereas lignified sclerenchyma would stop that growth. The Collenchyma slide and a sclerenchyma slide viewed together make this contrast easy to explain.

Is the Collenchyma slide a permanent mount?
Our listing for the Collenchyma slide does not describe the mounting method; it states only the clear borosilicate glass slide and the white plastic box. Please ask through our contact page and we will tell you what we can confirm before you order.

Who supplies the Collenchyma slide?
The Collenchyma slide is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, which trades as ScienceLab from Ambala, Haryana, India, to schools, colleges and distributors in India and international markets, along with the other simple-tissue slides.

Can you quote the Collenchyma slide for a whole class?
Yes. Share the product code SCL481/159 and the number of students or workstations, and we will prepare an institutional quotation for the Collenchyma slide, adding the parenchyma and sclerenchyma slides if you want the full series.

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Last updated: 24 September 2026

Xylem (Product Code: SCL482/0160) is a microscope slide of xylem, the vascular tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves, used in plant physiology and anatomy classes. It gives secondary and college students a direct look at the lignified, tube-like elements behind transpiration and the ascent of sap, on clear borosilicate glass stored in a white plastic box. It is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, alongside its plant biology lab equipment.

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What Is the Xylem Slide Used For?

Xylem is a complex tissue made of four kinds of cells: tracheids, vessels, xylem fibres and xylem parenchyma. Only the parenchyma is living; the conducting elements are dead, hollow and strengthened by lignin laid down as rings, spirals, ladder-like bars, networks or pitted walls. With this slide students identify the wide vessels, the narrower tracheids and the thick-walled fibres, and relate each to conduction or support.

Teachers often show the slide right after a potometer demonstration, a classic transpiration experiment, so learners can see the pathway the water has just travelled. It also pairs naturally with a phloem slide, allowing both conducting tissues to be compared in one lesson. Focus slowly with the fine adjustment to pick out wall thickenings, and keep the slide boxed and dry in storage.

Supplier

Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited supplies laboratory teaching products under its ScienceLab trade name from Ambala, Haryana, India, for buyers in India and international markets. Our company profile explains more about the business.

Related Biology Lab Equipment

Items that support a lesson on water transport in plants:

• Phloem — the food-conducting tissue, for comparison with xylem.
• Sclerenchyma — lignified support tissue similar to xylem fibres.
• Prepared Microscope Slide Set – Transport In Plants — a set of sections for a complete plant transport topic.
• Ganog’s Potometer — measures water uptake during transpiration experiments.
• Binocular Microscope — for observing vessel and tracheid walls.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which cell types can be seen on the Xylem slide?
Xylem is made of tracheids, vessels, xylem fibres and xylem parenchyma; the first three are dead at maturity and only the parenchyma remains alive. On the Xylem slide students mainly pick out the wide vessels, narrower tracheids and thick-walled fibres.

Is the Xylem slide a transverse or a longitudinal preparation?
Our listing for the Xylem slide does not give the plane of section. Longitudinal views show wall-thickening patterns best, while transverse views show vessel diameter, so please ask through our contact page which one you will receive.

How does the Xylem slide connect with a transpiration experiment?
A potometer measures how fast a leafy shoot takes up water, and the Xylem slide shows the conducting cells through which that water moves. Using both in one lesson links the measured water uptake to the structure that carries it.

What is the Xylem slide made of?
The Xylem slide is made of clear borosilicate glass and is stored in a white, rectangular plastic box. Keep it boxed and dry between classes, and clean the glass only with lens tissue so fine wall thickenings stay easy to see.

Who supplies the Xylem slide?
Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, trading as ScienceLab from Ambala, Haryana, India, supplies the Xylem slide to schools, colleges and distributors in India and international markets, together with phloem and other plant tissue slides.

What should a quotation request for the Xylem slide include?
Include the product code SCL482/0160, the number of Xylem slides, your institution’s name and the delivery address in India or abroad. Add the phloem slide or a potometer if you want the whole water-transport practical quoted together.

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Last updated: 24 September 2026

Phloem (Product Code: SCL483/0161) is a prepared slide of phloem, the vascular tissue that moves sugars and other food materials from the leaves to the parts of a plant that use or store them, used to teach translocation. Secondary school and college students use it to identify sieve tubes and their companion cells, on clear borosilicate glass stored in a white plastic box. It is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, as practical biology lab equipment for schools.

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What Is the Phloem Slide Used For?

In flowering plants phloem consists of sieve tube elements, companion cells, phloem parenchyma and phloem fibres. The sieve tube elements are joined end to end through perforated sieve plates and lose their nucleus as they mature, relying on the narrow, densely filled companion cells beside them. On this slide students practise telling the thin-walled conducting cells from the thicker-walled fibres, and learn why phloem, unlike xylem, must stay alive to work.

Among high school biology lab equipment, the phloem slide is best used with a xylem slide or a stem section, so a class can locate both tissues within a vascular bundle. Ask learners to mark the direction of sugar movement from a leaf (source) to a root or fruit (sink) on their drawings. Wipe off fingerprints with lens tissue before viewing, because smudges blur the fine sieve-plate detail.

Supplier

ScienceLab is the trading name of Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, based in Ambala, Haryana, India, which supplies prepared slides and biology apparatus to institutions in India and international markets. For vendor registration, the supplying company is Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited (CIN U29309HR2020PTC087597, GSTIN 06AAECJ8618A1ZT). More background is on the company profile.

Related Biology Lab Equipment

Recommended companions for a phloem and translocation lesson:

• Xylem — the water-conducting partner tissue in every vascular bundle.
• Ts Of Dicot Stem — shows phloem in position within the stem’s vascular bundles.
• Prepared Microscope Slide Set – Transport In Plants — broadens the lesson to the whole transport topic.
• Immersion Oil, 25ml — for oil-immersion objectives when finer cell detail is needed.
• Compound Microscope — the standard instrument for examining the slide.

Our Biology Lab category lists the rest of the plant anatomy series.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the components of phloem seen on the Phloem slide?
Phloem consists of sieve tube elements, companion cells, phloem parenchyma and phloem fibres. On the Phloem slide students mainly look for the wide sieve tubes, the small dense companion cells beside them and the thicker-walled fibres.

How can students recognise sieve tubes on the Phloem slide?
Look for wide, thin-walled cells arranged in rows, with small, dense companion cells alongside and, where the cut passes through one, a perforated sieve plate across the end wall. These are the key features students label on the Phloem slide.

Does phloem carry food only downwards?
No. Food moves from where it is made or stored (source) to where it is needed (sink), so the direction can be upwards or downwards. The Phloem slide shows the cells through which this translocation takes place.

Is an oil-immersion objective needed for the Phloem slide?
Not for general identification. A standard high-power objective shows the main cell types on the Phloem slide; oil immersion only helps if you want to study fine sieve-plate detail, and immersion oil is then applied to the slide.

Who supplies the Phloem slide?
The Phloem slide is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, trading as ScienceLab from Ambala, Haryana, India. The CIN and GSTIN needed for vendor registration are given in the Supplier section, and other documents can be requested with your quotation.

Is bulk supply of the Phloem slide possible?
Yes. We quote the Phloem slide in bulk for schools, colleges and distributors across India and international markets. Mention the product code SCL483/0161, your quantity and whether the xylem slide should be included in the same quotation.

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Last updated: 24 September 2026

Squamous Epithelium (Product Code: SCL434/0162) is a prepared microscope slide of squamous epithelium used to show the flat, scale-like lining cells of animal tissue in school and college biology practicals. Zoology teachers use it as the reference specimen when students compare epithelial cell shapes, and it is mounted on clear borosilicate glass and kept in a white rectangular plastic box. It is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, as part of its range of prepared microscope slides.

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What Is the Squamous Epithelium Slide Used For?

Squamous cells are broad and very thin, with a flattened nucleus that often bulges slightly in the middle of each cell, and their edges fit together like floor tiles. A single layer of such cells (simple squamous epithelium) allows rapid diffusion, which is why it lines the alveoli and capillaries, while many stacked layers (stratified squamous epithelium) protect surfaces that face wear, such as the skin and the lining of the mouth. Students use the slide to observe cell outlines and nuclei and to link that thin shape with exchange or protection.

A popular practical is to have each student prepare a temporary mount of their own cheek cells and compare it with this prepared reference slide, which makes the slide a useful part of zoology lab equipment for introductory histology. Start at low power to find an area where cells lie flat and separate, then change to high power to study the nucleus. Store the slide in its box, flat and away from heat.

Supplier

Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, which trades as ScienceLab, supplies this slide from Ambala, Haryana, India, to schools, colleges and training institutions in India and international markets. Enquiries about the slide are answered directly by the ScienceLab team, and the company profile gives more background on the business.

Related Biology Lab Equipment

Items that fit an animal epithelium practical:

• Columnar Epithelium — tall epithelial cells for comparing cell shape
• Prepared Microscope Slide Set – Exchange Surfaces and Epithelia — a wider set on exchange surfaces and epithelial types
• Methylene Blue (Cellulose) — a stain often used for students’ own cheek-cell mounts
• Coverslips — to cover those temporary cheek-cell preparations
• Binocular Microscope — for comfortable viewing of cell outlines and nuclei

Find more animal tissue slides in the Biology Lab category.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who supplies the Squamous Epithelium slide?
The Squamous Epithelium slide (SCL434/0162) is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd, which trades as ScienceLab and is based in Ambala, Haryana, India. The company supplies prepared slides to schools, colleges and institutions in India and international markets.

Does the slide show simple or stratified squamous epithelium?
The Squamous Epithelium slide is listed only as squamous epithelium; its product information does not say whether the tissue is simple or stratified. If your syllabus requires one type specifically, contact us before ordering so we can confirm what will be supplied.

Where is squamous epithelium found in the body?
Squamous epithelium, the tissue on this slide, lines places that need a thin or protective covering: the simple form lines lung alveoli, blood vessels and body cavities, while the stratified form covers the skin and lines the mouth and oesophagus.

Can students compare it with their own cheek cells?
Yes. The Squamous Epithelium slide is a good reference beside a temporary cheek-cell mount: a gentle scraping from the inside of the cheek, stained and covered with a coverslip, shows similar flat cells with central nuclei for side-by-side comparison.

How should the slide be stored?
Keep the Squamous Epithelium slide flat in its white rectangular plastic box, in a dry cupboard away from direct sunlight and heat. Hold it by the edges and clean the glass only with lens tissue, so the mounted specimen stays clear for future classes.

What does a school need to send for a quotation?
To quote for the Squamous Epithelium slide we need the product code SCL434/0162, the quantity, the name of the school or institution and the delivery location. Send these details through the contact page or add the slide to the enquiry cart.

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Last updated: 24 September 2026

Smooth Muscle Fiber (Product Code: SCL435/0163) is a prepared microscope slide of smooth muscle fibres used to teach the structure of involuntary, non-striated muscle in school and college biology laboratories. Biology and zoology students view it to find spindle-shaped cells with a single central nucleus, the features that set smooth muscle apart from skeletal and cardiac muscle. The slide is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, in a white plastic box.

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What Is the Smooth Muscle Fiber Slide Used For?

Each smooth muscle fibre is a single long cell that tapers at both ends and carries one elongated nucleus near its middle. There are no cross-striations, because the contractile filaments are not arranged in regular bands. Students use the slide to note the spindle shape, the central nucleus and the absence of stripes, and then connect these features with slow, sustained contractions such as the peristaltic waves that push food along the intestine.

In most school biology lab equipment collections this slide is examined as the first of three muscle types, followed by striated and cardiac muscle, and students then complete a comparison table covering shape, nuclei, striations and control. Use moderate light, because very bright illumination can wash out the pale fibre outlines, and return the slide to its box once the drawings are complete.

Supplier

The supplier is Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, which does business under the ScienceLab name from Ambala, Haryana, India. It supplies teaching laboratories in India and international markets and can quote this slide together with the other muscle slides in a single enquiry – the company profile tells you more.

Related Biology Lab Equipment

Items for a complete lesson on muscle tissue:

• Striated Muscle Fiber — voluntary skeletal muscle with visible cross-striations
• Cardiac Muscle — branched heart muscle to complete the comparison
• Microstructure of Smooth Muscle Model — an enlarged model for explaining what the slide shows
• Prepared Microscope Slide Set – Connective Tissues — a broader set that also covers muscle and bone
• Compound Microscope — for viewing the fibres and their nuclei

Other animal tissue slides are listed in the Biology Lab range.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a smooth muscle fibre look like under the microscope?
On the Smooth Muscle Fiber slide, each fibre is a long, spindle-shaped cell that tapers at both ends, with a single elongated nucleus near the middle and no cross-stripes along its length. Moderate light keeps the pale outlines visible.

Where is smooth muscle found in the body?
Smooth muscle, the tissue on the Smooth Muscle Fiber slide, lies in the walls of the stomach and intestines, blood vessels, the urinary bladder, the uterus and the iris of the eye, where slow, sustained contractions move or regulate their contents.

Why is it called involuntary muscle?
The muscle on the Smooth Muscle Fiber slide is called involuntary because it contracts under the control of the autonomic nervous system and hormones, not by conscious effort. That is why it keeps working in the gut and blood vessels without us thinking about it.

Are the fibres teased apart or shown in a tissue section?
The product information for the Smooth Muscle Fiber slide does not say whether the fibres are teased apart or shown in a tissue section. Please contact us for this detail before ordering if your practical depends on one preparation.

Who supplies the Smooth Muscle Fiber slide?
The Smooth Muscle Fiber slide (SCL435/0163) is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd, trading as ScienceLab, from Ambala, Haryana, India. The company quotes schools, colleges and dealers in India and international markets.

Can I buy it together with the striated and cardiac muscle slides?
Yes. The Smooth Muscle Fiber slide is a separate item from the striated and cardiac muscle slides, and all three can be requested together in one enquiry by listing each product code and the quantity needed for your class.

Is there a minimum order quantity?
Minimum order terms for the Smooth Muscle Fiber slide are not published. Tell us the quantity you need, quoting SCL435/0163 and your delivery location, and we will confirm availability and pricing in the quotation.

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Last updated: 24 September 2026

Striated Muscle Fiber (Product Code: SCL437/0164) is a prepared microscope slide of striated (skeletal) muscle used to show the voluntary muscle that moves the bones in zoology and human physiology practicals. Its alternating light and dark cross-bands make it one of the easiest animal tissues for students to recognise, and it is a standard piece of zoology lab equipment in schools and colleges. It is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, in a white plastic box.

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What Is the Striated Muscle Fiber Slide Used For?

Skeletal muscle fibres are long, unbranched cylinders, each containing many nuclei pushed to the edge just beneath the cell membrane (sarcolemma). Across every fibre runs a regular pattern of dark and light bands produced by overlapping protein filaments inside the myofibrils. Students use the slide to identify these bands and the peripheral nuclei, and teachers use it to explain how the sliding of filaments within each repeating unit shortens the whole muscle.

In a microscope slides set for school muscle practicals, this specimen is the one that makes striations easiest to see, so it is worth viewing before cardiac muscle, where the bands are fainter. Partly closing the condenser diaphragm increases contrast and makes the cross-bands stand out. Clean the slide with lens tissue, and keep it boxed so the surface is not scratched by other slides.

Supplier

Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited is the company behind the ScienceLab brand. From Ambala, Haryana, India, it supplies this striated muscle slide to schools, colleges and distributors in India and international markets, and a replacement for a single broken slide in a class set can be requested by its product code. Visit the company profile for details.

Related Biology Lab Equipment

Useful items to use alongside this slide:

• Smooth Muscle Fiber — non-striated involuntary muscle for comparison
• Cardiac Muscle — striated but branched heart muscle
• Skeletal Muscle Fiber Model — an enlarged model of fibre microstructure for class explanation
• Skeletal Muscle, Longitudinal and Transverse Incisions — shows skeletal muscle cut in both planes
• Binocular Microscope — for resolving the cross-bands at high power

Browse the Biology Lab category for the full tissue slide series.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I identify striated muscle on the slide?
On the Striated Muscle Fiber slide, look for long, unbranched fibres crossed by regular light and dark bands, with several nuclei lying along the edge of each fibre just under the cell membrane. Those three features together identify skeletal muscle.

What causes the striations?
The bands on the Striated Muscle Fiber slide come from thick and thin protein filaments arranged in repeating units inside each myofibril. Where the filaments overlap the band looks dark, and where only thin filaments lie it looks light.

Is striated muscle the same as skeletal muscle?
In most syllabuses, yes: the Striated Muscle Fiber slide shows skeletal muscle. Cardiac muscle is also striated, but its fibres branch and carry one or two central nuclei, so a separate cardiac muscle slide is used for that comparison.

Is the specimen cut longitudinally or transversely?
The plane of section for the Striated Muscle Fiber slide is not stated in its product information. If you need both views, the skeletal muscle slide with longitudinal and transverse incisions listed above covers them; for this item, contact us to confirm.

Why can’t my students see the bands clearly?
If students cannot see the bands on the Striated Muscle Fiber slide, the light is usually too strong. Switch to the high-power objective, partly close the condenser diaphragm and adjust the fine focus slowly until the cross-striations sharpen.

Who supplies the Striated Muscle Fiber slide?
The Striated Muscle Fiber slide (SCL437/0164) is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd, which trades as ScienceLab and is based in Ambala, Haryana, India. It serves institutions and dealers in India and international markets.

Can you supply it for export?
Yes. The Striated Muscle Fiber slide can be supplied for export as well as within India; include the product code SCL437/0164, the quantity and the destination country in your enquiry so that a quotation can be prepared.

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Last updated: 24 September 2026

Cardiac Muscle (Product Code: SCL438/0165) is a prepared microscope slide of heart muscle used to teach the branched, striated tissue that forms the wall of the heart in biology, zoology and physiology practicals. Students use it to find intercalated discs and centrally placed nuclei, the features that separate cardiac muscle from skeletal and smooth muscle. It is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, on clear borosilicate glass in a white plastic box.

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What Is the Cardiac Muscle Slide Used For?

Cardiac muscle combines features of the other two muscle types: like skeletal muscle it is striated, and like smooth muscle it is involuntary and has centrally placed nuclei. What sets it apart is that its fibres branch and join end to end at dark, step-like intercalated discs. On this slide students locate the branching network, the central nuclei and the discs, and teachers use those structures to explain how an electrical impulse spreads quickly so the heart contracts as one unit.

Used with the smooth and striated muscle slides, it completes one of the most common comparison exercises among biology teaching aids for animal tissues. The cross-striations are fainter than in skeletal muscle, so use the high-power objective with reduced condenser light and scan until a clear intercalated disc comes into view. Store the slide in its plastic box between sessions.

Supplier

ScienceLab is the trading name of Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, which supplies this cardiac muscle slide from Ambala, Haryana, India, to institutions in India and international markets. For vendor registration, the supplying company’s GSTIN is 06AAECJ8618A1ZT, and its export consignments are handled under Importer-Exporter Code AAECJ8618A issued by the DGFT. Read our company profile for more.

Related Biology Lab Equipment

Items used in the same muscle comparison practical:

• Striated Muscle Fiber — skeletal muscle with bold cross-bands and peripheral nuclei
• Smooth Muscle Fiber — spindle-shaped involuntary muscle without striations
• Human Histology Slide Set — a wider set of human tissue slides for a full histology course
• Prepared Microscope Slide Set – Connective Tissues — includes muscle and bone preparations for extended study
• Student Microscope with Fixed Condenser — for everyday slide work in class

More slides and reagents are available in the Biology Lab category.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is cardiac muscle distinguished from skeletal muscle on a slide?
On the Cardiac Muscle slide, the fibres branch and join at dark, step-like intercalated discs, and each cell has a centrally placed nucleus. Skeletal muscle fibres, by contrast, are unbranched, much longer and carry many nuclei pushed to the edge.

What are intercalated discs?
Intercalated discs, visible on the Cardiac Muscle slide as dark cross-lines, are specialised junctions where neighbouring heart muscle cells meet. They hold the cells together and let electrical signals pass directly from cell to cell, so the heart contracts as one unit.

Why does heart muscle not tire like skeletal muscle?
The tissue on the Cardiac Muscle slide resists fatigue because heart muscle has a rich blood supply and many mitochondria. It keeps respiring aerobically between beats, so it can go on contracting rhythmically throughout life without building up fatigue.

From which animal is the tissue taken?
The source animal for the Cardiac Muscle slide is not specified in its product information. Contact us before ordering if your laboratory records or syllabus require a named species, and we will confirm it for you in the quotation.

Who supplies the Cardiac Muscle slide?
The Cardiac Muscle slide (SCL438/0165) is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd, trading as ScienceLab, from Ambala, Haryana, India. The company serves schools, colleges and institutional buyers in India and international markets.

Which registration details can you provide for vendor registration?
For the Cardiac Muscle slide, the supplying company’s GSTIN and Importer-Exporter Code are given in the Supplier section above. Purchase departments that need further company documents for vendor registration can request them along with a formal quotation.

How do we request an institutional quotation?
To request an institutional quotation for the Cardiac Muscle slide, send the product code SCL438/0165, the quantity and your delivery details through the contact page. Tender or purchase-committee paperwork can be discussed in the same enquiry.

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Last updated: 24 September 2026

Human Blood Smear (Product Code: SCL440/0166) is a prepared microscope slide carrying a thin film of human blood, used to identify red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in biology, physiology and paramedical teaching laboratories. Because the cells are spread out, students can sort white cells by the shape of their nuclei and run a simple counting exercise. It is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, as cell biology equipment in a white plastic box.

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What Is the Human Blood Smear Slide Used For?

Most of the cells in the field are red blood cells: small, round, biconcave discs with no nucleus, often looking paler in the centre. Scattered among them are white blood cells, which students sort by their nuclei and granules – neutrophils with lobed nuclei, lymphocytes with a large round nucleus filling most of the cell, monocytes with a kidney-shaped nucleus, and the less common eosinophils and basophils. Tiny fragments between the cells are platelets, which take part in clotting.

Teachers often turn the slide into a counting exercise, asking students to classify a set number of white cells and work out the proportion of each type, a simple introduction to the differential count used in clinical laboratories. As school biology lab equipment it also supports lessons on immunity and oxygen transport. Look for the thin part of the smear, where cells lie in a single layer, and if you use immersion oil, wipe it off with lens tissue before returning the slide to its box.

Supplier

Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, trading as ScienceLab, supplies this blood smear slide from Ambala, Haryana, India, to schools, colleges and training institutes in India and international markets. It is offered as an educational slide for teaching and not for any diagnostic purpose. Our company profile provides further background.

Related Biology Lab Equipment

Items commonly used in a blood cell practical:

• Stained Human Blood — another human blood slide in our range for comparison or extra sets
• Human Blood Cell Types Model — an enlarged model that helps students name each cell type
• Manual Differential Cell Counter — for tallying white cell types during a counting exercise
• Immersion Oil — for oil-immersion viewing of nuclei and granules
• Blood Composition — a chart summarising the components of blood

See all related items in our Biology Lab range.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cells can students identify on this smear?
The Human Blood Smear slide lets students identify red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells. Neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes are usually easiest to find, while eosinophils and basophils are seen less often because they are present in smaller numbers.

Which stain has been used on the smear?
The stain used on the Human Blood Smear slide is not named in its product information. Please get in touch before ordering if your practical depends on a particular stain, and we will confirm the details in the quotation.

Do we need an oil-immersion objective?
An oil-immersion objective is not essential for the Human Blood Smear slide, because red cells and the general layout show at high dry power. Oil immersion does make the nuclear lobes and granules of white cells much easier to see.

Can the slide be used for a differential count exercise?
Yes, as a teaching exercise. Students can classify a set number of white cells on the Human Blood Smear slide and work out the proportion of each type; it is an educational slide and is not meant for any diagnostic purpose.

How do I clean the slide after using immersion oil?
After using immersion oil, blot the Human Blood Smear slide gently with lens tissue, wiping in one direction, and avoid soaking it in solvent. Then return it to its white plastic box so dust and scratches do not spoil the smear.

Who supplies the Human Blood Smear slide?
The Human Blood Smear slide (SCL440/0166) is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd, which trades as ScienceLab and is based in Ambala, Haryana, India, to teaching laboratories in India and international markets.

Can you quote for training institutes and colleges?
Yes. For a quotation on the Human Blood Smear slide, send the product code SCL440/0166, the quantity and the delivery address; quotations are prepared for colleges and training institutes for delivery within India or abroad.

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Last updated: 24 September 2026