Intestinal mucosa cross-section. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of a section vertically through the intestinal mucosa, with the intestinal surf


Intestinal mucosa cross-section. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of a section vertically through the intestinal mucosa, with the intestinal surface across top. The intestinal surface is shown in red, with the mucosa in brown, with goblet cells and mucus seen in the crypts (folds). The connective tissue that maintains the shape of the tissue is shown in grey. Magnification: x130 when printed at 10 centimetres tall.


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