Corneal epithelium showing desmosomes - TEM

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Corneal epithelium showing desmosomes - TEM. Rob Young. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Transmission electron micrograph of the epithelial surface of the peripheral cornea. These epthelial cells have very few organelles apart from nuclei. They adhere to each other via numerous desmosomes - the black spots along the interfaces between cells. The corneal surface is to the left and microvilli are visible on the surface of the outermost cell. This cell is approximately 3 microns deep, from the surface to its contact with the subjacent cell.

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