Epithelia page 18

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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

1. Epithelia

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1.18 Stratified squamous epithelium of the oral cavity

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Stratified squamous epithelium (not keratinized) of the oral cavity of a rodent.

This image shows several layers of epithelial cells but their borderlines are barely visible in this section.

In the basal cells the vertical nuclei are heavily stained (*). The arrow points to a mitotic figure.

The cells, derived from the basal cells, become polyhedral and migrate toward the surface of the epithelium where they become squamous (+) and eventually desquamate.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×700

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