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Description

Confocal image of colonic crypts in cross section. Mucin cells (yellow) in the crypts produce mucous which passes into the interior of the colon through the crypt lumen (the white spots in the centres of the crypts) to facilitate the movement of the faecal mass through the colon. Staining for F-actin (blue) shows the pericryptal sheaths. This tissue is from an endoscopic colonic biopsy for a child and shows the normal appearence of the colonic crypts.

Technical Details

B0003960 Wellcome Images Colonic crypts - typical hexagonal shapes. Wellcome Images available under the following creative commons usage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Homo sapiens
Cell Type
mucin cells
Cellular Component
actin cytoskeleton
Biological Context
Biological Process
mucus secretion
Human Development Anatomy
colon crypts
pericryptal sheath
Attribution
Names
Michela Schaeppi
Link
Wellcome Images
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL38914
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil38914
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
confocal microscopy
Parameters Imaged
fluorescence emission
Source of Contrast
distribution of epitope
Processing History
colorized
Sample Preparation
Methods
endoscopic biopsy
sectioned tissue
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 550px ——
Y 576px ——