Respiratory bronchiolus (human)

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Title Respiratory bronchiolus (human)
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 Respiratory bronchiolus; Columnar epithelium; Cuboidal epithelium; Alveolar epithelium
Description Stain: Azan. The lumen (1) shows an irregular lining. It is covered by low columnar-cuboidal cells (→). Alveolar pouches (*) within the same lumen are lined by thin alveolar epithelium as found in the surrounding alveoli (2). At (5) small patch of smooth muscle, (4) macrophages with phagocytized carbon particles. (2a) indicates area of alveolar duct and (3) a small branched pulmonary artery.
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Rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
Collection Poja Histology Collection - Respiratory System Subset
ARK ark:/87278/s6r52t2n
Setname ehsl_heal
ID 890753
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r52t2n
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