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. 2018 Jun 21;13(6):e0199412. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199412

Fig 1. Colonospheres and organoids with crypts (budding organoids) at day 6 of culture.

Fig 1

Colon crypts were isolated from mouse and cultured embedded with Matrigel in growth factors containing DMEM/F12 media. Two distinct morphologies of cultures can be identified, namely: (A) Colonospheres, which are spherical or cystic in shape without crypt-like projections. (B) Colonoids, which are oblate ellipsoids shaped structures with crypt-like buds extending outwards into the Matrigel.