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From: Anatomical, histochemical, and immunohistochemical observations on the gastrointestinal tract of Gallinula chloropus (Aves: Rallidae)

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Histology and mucosubstances histochemistry of the wall of the esophagus in the common moorhen. A-F) Transverse sections through the esophageal wall stained with H&E (A, B), Masson`s trichrome (C), Verhoeff‐Van Gieson (D), PAS (E), and alcian blue-PAS (F). Abbreviations: bv, blood vessel; d, ducts; e, epithelium; g; esophageal glands; mm, lamina muscularis mucosae; sm, tunica submucosa; icm, inner circular layer of tunica muscularis; olm, outer longitudinal layer of tunica muscularis; ta, tunica adventitia

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