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Description

Confocal image of villi from the human small intestine. The finger-like shape increases the surface area of the intestine, improving the efficiency of food absorption. The intestinal crypts (enzyme secreting glands) can be seen below the villi. The green stain highlights the nucleoli of the rapidly growing epithelial layer of both the villi and the crypts. All the nuclei are stained red and the epithelial cell membranes appear blue.

Technical Details

B0006676 Villi from the small intestine. 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
epithelial cell of small intestine
Cellular Component
plasma membrane
nucleus
Biological Context
Biological Process
intestinal wall organization
Human Development Anatomy
small intestine
intestinal crypts
intestinal villi
Attribution
Names
S. Schuller
Link
Wellcome Images
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL38903
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil38903
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
confocal microscopy
Parameters Imaged
fluorescence emission
Source of Contrast
distribution of epitope
Processing History
unprocessed raw data
Sample Preparation
Relation To Intact Cell
sectioned tissue
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 531px ——
Y 576px ——