Human junctional epithelium, light micrograph

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Light micrograph showing human gingiva (blue, left) attached by the dark blue coloured band of the junctional epithelium to the enamel (brown) surface of a tooth. The junctional epithelium extends to the enamel-cementum junction. For a labelled version of this image see C056/9197. Magnification: x100 when printed at 10 centimetres tall.

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Photo credit: © PETER SCHUPBACH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -, anatomy, attachment, biology, body, cementum, cytology, enamel, epithelial, epithelium, gingiva, gingival, gum, histological, histology, human, junctional, juntional, light, lm, micrograph, microscopy, mouth, oral, periodontal, periodontium, sulcus, tooth