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

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16.32 Luteal phase of the endometrial cycle

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Section of a human endometrium during the luteal phase of the endometrial cycle.

This field shows sections of numerous coiled uterine glands which have distended lumina (G) in the superficial zone (+).

The lamina propria of the dense basophilic basal zone (*) shows the narrow bases of the uterine glands.

There is no sharp borderline between the superficial and the basal zones.

The myometrium (My) is also labelled.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×10

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