Colon-on-a-chip

Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University
This immunofluorescence microscopic image of a cross-section of a colon-on-a-chip shows differentiated Goblet cells with mucus-containing granules (magenta), nuclei that are positioned close to the basal side attached to the porous membrane (cyan), lateral cell adhesion complexes (yellow), and an apical lumen-exposed brush border (gray).
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