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Fig. 6

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

Fig. 6

Histology and mucosubstances histochemistry of the wall of the large intestine in the common moorhen. A-D) Sections through the wall of the cecum (CE) stained with PAS (A-C), and alcian blue-PAS (D). E, F) Sections through the wall of the rectum (RE) stained with alcian blue-PAS. Abbreviations: agc, acidic goblet cells; cl, cecal lumen; ct, cecal tonsil; cr, crypts; dlt, diffuse lymphoid tissue; lf, lymphoid follicle; mgc, mixed goblet cells; ngc, neutral goblet cells; tc, tonsillar crypt; tm, tunica muscularis; vi, villi

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