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Fig. 5

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

Fig. 5

Histology and mucosubstances histochemistry of the wall of the small intestine in the common moorhen. A-D) Sections through the wall of the duodenum (DU) stained with H&E (A), PAS (B), and alcian blue-PAS (C, D). E–G) Sections through the wall of the jejunum (JU) stained with PAS (E, F), and alcian blue-PAS (G). H, I) Sections through the wall of the ileum (IL) stained with H & E. Abbreviations: a, acidic goblet cells; cr, crypts; ec, enterocytes; gc, goblet cells; lp, lamina propria; lf, lymphoid follicle; m, mixed goblet cells; mu, mucosa; mm, lamina muscularis mucosae; n, neutral goblet cells; sm, submucosa; tm, tunica muscularis; ts, tunica serosa; vi, villi

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