Title |
Brush cell in lung (rat) |
Creator |
Poels, Lambert G. |
Contributor |
Lambert G. Poels, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen; Paul H. K. Jap, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen |
Date |
2006-09-28 |
Subject |
Brush cell |
Description |
Electron microscopy. In the proximal as well as in the terminal airways a special type of cell can be observed, the so-called brush (-border) cell. In this picture this cell is located in the alveolar space. At (1) the brush border of thick plump microvilli. In the cytoplasm a Gogi area, mitochondria, ribosomes and bundles of filaments (*) are present. Characteristic is the presence of glycogen particles (↓). Small dense fluffy granular spots outside the cell represent coagulated serum proteins. |
Subtype |
Image |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ |
Collection |
Poja Histology Collection - Respiratory System Subset |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s66142m4 |
Setname |
ehsl_heal |
ID |
890796 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66142m4 |