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(Science: pathology) The densely packed microvilli on the apical surface of, for example: intestinal epithelial cells.


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Electron Micrograph of vesicles...

... protein/histamine-rich granules. The surface villi reminded me a lot of brush border cells, which can also have vesicles and granules, but they aren't usually so prominent--but, ...

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by blcr11
Sat May 26, 2007 3:19 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
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