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Villus from the small intestine
Cryosection of human small intestinal mucosa, showing a villus. Villi are finger-like projections which increase the surface area of the intestine, improving the efficiency of food absorption. Integrin which can be found on the basolateral membrane of epithelial cells, and also shows up on scattered stromal cells, is stained in green. Cytokeratin, which stains epithelial cells, is in blue, and cel…
Creator
- S. Schuller
Subject
- Villi
- Folds
- Intestine
Creator
- S. Schuller
Subject
- Villi
- Folds
- Intestine
Providing institution
Aggregator
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Rights
- Credit: S. Schuller
Source
- B0007179
Identifier
- B0007179
- x7u9up5s
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:14:08.543Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:14:08.543Z