Light micrograph of mucous tubulo-acini of a human sublingual salivary gland. They appear as clear structures, rounded or elongated and sometimes bran
Light micrograph of mucous tubulo-acini of a human sublingual salivary gland. They appear as clear structures, rounded or elongated and sometimes branched. The nuclei of the mucous cells are dark and are pushed against the base of the cell. The apical cytoplasm is replete with mucous grains which, with hematoxylin and eosin, are not stained. At this magnification, very few of the tubulo-acini show demilunes or crescents of Giannuzzi (serous cells). Magnification: x180 when printed at 10 centimetres across.
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Photo credit: © JOSE CALVO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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