Basic Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2007; 13(39): 5226-5231
Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5226
Figure 2
Figure 2 These transmission electron microscope (TEM) micrographs illustrate the main ultrastructural features of enterocytes, and the absorptive cells of the ileum. A: The regular structure of microvilli (mv), lumen (lu) and the nuclei of the enterocytes (*). B: The subepithelial edema (e), phagosomes (p), vacuoles (v), desquamation of epithelial tissue (arrow), nuclei of enterocytes (*) and candida (c). C: The regular structure of microvilli (mv), small vacuoles (v) and subepithelial edema (e).