Michela Schaeppi (2012) CIL:38914, Homo sapiens, mucin cells. CIL. Dataset

Confocal image of colonic crypts in cross section. Mucin cells (yellow) in the crypts produce mucous which passes into the interior of the colon through the crypt lumen (the white spots in the centres of the crypts) to facilitate the movement of the faecal mass through the colon. Staining for F-actin (blue) shows the pericryptal sheaths. This tissue is from an endoscopic colonic biopsy for a child and shows the normal appearence of the colonic crypts.

结肠隐窝横切面的共聚焦图像。隐窝中的粘液细胞（黄色）产生粘液，通过隐窝腔（隐窝中心白色斑点）进入结肠内部，以促进粪便团块在结肠中的移动。F-actin（蓝色）染色显示了隐窝周围的鞘。该组织来自儿童的结肠内窥镜活检，展示了结肠隐窝的正常形态。