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Pylorus and duodenum (400X)

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Pylorus and duodenum. Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: H+E).

The crypt of Lieberkühn (intestinal gland) is a gland found in between villi in the intestinal epithelium lining of the small intestine. The image show details from such glands and its surrounding lamina propria. Mucin containing goblet cells ar easily seen as lightly pink stained oval circles in between the epithelial cells lining the gland. The tiny lumen of a glandt is also seen.

Published September 4th 2021, updated September 6th 2021.