Figure 2.
Light (A) and electron microscopy (B-I) showing histological and ultrastructural examinations of epithelium in trachea of obese Zucker rats. Histological section stained with toluidine blue (A). Arrow in (A) indicates lipid droplet. Asterisk indicates the cells that compose a cluster of solitary chemosensory cells. bc, basal cell; bm, basement membrane; brc, brush cell; cc, ciliated cell; hc, hyaline cartilage; e, epithelium; lp, lamina propria; mc, mucous cell; sc, secretory cell. Scale bars: 5 µm.