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Mucin producing gland of the oesophagus (400X)

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Mucin producing gland of the oesophagus. Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

This gland contains large bright cells with basal nuclei, and abundant bright apical cytoplasm that matches the cells' production of mucin.

Published September 9th 2020, updated October 18th 2021.