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. 2020 Nov 26;10:20715. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-77817-1

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Epithelial-connective tissue interfaces in the X. laevis intestine during stages 61–62. Subepithelial fibroblasts (F) often possess long and thin processes ((a), arrows) and make contacts with stem/progenitor cells of the adult epithelium (Ae) through the modified basal lamina (Bl). Some of the processes are occasionally dilated ((b), arrow). Inset: Higher magnification of the boxed area in (b). The process makes contact with the adult epithelial cell (arrowhead). Bars, 1 μm.