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Fig. 5

From: The morphogenesis of the rabbit meibomian gland in relation to sex hormones: Immunohistochemical and transmission electron microscopy studies

Fig. 5

TEM of the meibomian gland showing A The basal cell (bc) links the basal lamina (bl) by hemidesmosomes (red arrow) and the differentiating meibocytes (asterisk) by desmosomes (red arrowhead). It contains a heterochromatin nucleus (N), mitochondria (yellow arrow), and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (yellow arrowhead) in the cytoplasm. B The differentiating cell contains a nucleus (N) with irregular cluster chromatin and the cytoplasm with the rough endoplasmic reticulum (arrow), smooth endoplasmic reticulum (arrowheads), mitochondria (yellow arrow), and different sizes of lipid droplets (asterisks). C The mature cell showing the central nucleus (N) and the cytoplasm contains large lipid droplets (asterisks), numerous mitochondria (yellow arrows), rough endoplasmic reticulum (red arrow), and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (arrowhead)

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BMC Zoology

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