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From: Morphological and histological description of the midgut caeca in true crabs (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Brachyura): origin, development and potential role

Fig. 6

Maja brachydactyla. Adults. Epithelium of the midgut caeca: basal cells and cell division. Basal cell, general diagram (A). Anterior midgut caecum, basal cell, general view (B). Anterior midgut caecum, basal cell, close view of the electron-dense vesicles and mitochondria (C). Anterior midgut caecum, cellular division (D). Scale bars (nm): 500 (C); (μm): 2 (B, D). Abbreviations: BF, basal folds; EV, electron dense-vesicles (cytoplasm); GB, Golgi bodies; Mt, mitochondria; N, nucleus; RER, rough endoplasmic reticulum; TS, tubular structures

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