Detritus

DETRITUS (from Latin detritus - disintegration), represents granular masses that arise from the breakdown of necrotized tissue into small particles. This D. may consist of protein granules (protein D.), part of which are stained by eosin pink under the microscope, part by hematoxylin in dark-violet color (granules of nuclear chromatin). Usually along with protein granules, fat grains and droplets can be found in D. (fat D.). D. forms with necroses of various origins, as well as with necrobiosis, for example in the outcome of degenerative cell obesity, when the latter progresses and leads to the death of cellular elements and their breakdown into grains. Such disintegration of dead tissue is a moment that facilitates the subsequent removal of degenerated and dead tissues, since D. is easily subjected to enzymatic extra- and intracellular digestion and absorption.