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. 2019 Mar 8;10:204. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00204

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 2

Main cell types present in the larval midgut epithelium. (A) Columnar cells display a developed basal infolding (arrows) and long microvilli (mv). (B) Endocrine cells with electron-dense granules (g) inside the cytoplasm. (C) Regenerative cells (arrowhead) located at the base of the midgut epithelium. (D,E) The number of regenerative cells (arrowheads) increases during larva-larva molt (D) compared to the last larval instar, when the insect is actively feeding (E). (F) Western blot analysis of phospho-Histone 3 (H3P). e: epithelium; l: lumen; n: nucleus. Bars: 5 μm (A), 2 μm (B,C), 50 μm (D), 20 μm (E).