Michela Schaeppi (2012) CIL:38968, Homo sapiens, mucin cells. CIL. Dataset

Confocal micrograph of a colonic crypt in cross section. Mucin cells (red) in the crypts produce mucous which passes into the interior of the colon through crypt lumen (the area in the centre surrounded by blue) to facilitate the movement of the faecal mass through the colon. Staining for F- actin (green) shows the pericryptal sheath. This tissue is from an endoscopic colonic biopsy for a child and shows the normal appearence of a crypt.

结肠隐窝横切面的共聚焦显微镜图像。隐窝中的粘液细胞（红色）产生粘液，通过隐窝腔（中心被蓝色环绕的区域）进入结肠内部，以促进粪便团块在结肠中的移动。对F-肌动蛋白（绿色）的染色显示了隐窝周围鞘。该组织来自儿童的结肠镜活检，展示了隐窝的正常外观。