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. 2019 Jul 15;9:10176. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46671-1

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An electron micrograph of ultrathin sections in the colon of adult male mice. (A–C: Control group. A) Columnar cell nucleus (N), microvilli (MV), mitochondria (M), cell junctions (arrows). (B) Goblet cells nuclei (N), rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), mucous granules (gr). (C) Lamina propria (Lp), fibroblasts with elongated nuclei (n), columnar cells nuclei (N). (D–I: DSS group. D) Columnar cells with few microvilli (MV), abnormal cell junctions (arrows), goblet cell (g). (E) A degenerated cell with dark small nucleus (N); rarified cytoplasm (C), areas of separations between cells (arrows). (F) Abnormal goblet cell with few mucous granules (gr), vacuoles (V). (G) Atypical goblet cell with an electron dense condensed secretion (S) surrounded by a space, nucleus (N). (I) Lamina propria with abundant collagen fibres (arrows), fibroblasts (F) with secretory granules (gr).