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Normal, colonic crypt with mucin cells
- Michela Schaeppi
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Confocal image of a colonic crypt in cross
section. Mucin cells (red) in the crypts produce
mucous which passes into the interior of the colon
through crypt lumen (the area in the centre
surrounded by blue) to facilitate the movement of
the faecal mass through the colon. Staining for F-
actin (green) shows the pericryptal sheath. This
tissue is from an endoscopic colonic biopsy for a
child and shows the normal appearence of a crypt. Biomedical Image Awards 2002.