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Morphology and porosity of the alimentary epithelial basal lamina

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Ultrastructure of the Digestive Tract

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Abstract

Basal laminas occupy a key position in the morphology and physiology of the animal organism. They are so located as to separate the cells of epithelium, muscle, nerve, and fat from the cellular and extracellular components of the connective tissues (1). The formed elements of the connective tissues are true residents of the interstitial space (tissue space, connective tissue space, milieu interne). They exist within it, not being separated from it by basal laminas (2).

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Louisiana State University, Medical Center, 1901 Perdido Street, 70112-1393, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Dr. Samuel G. McClugage

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    P. M. Motta M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Anatomy, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

    H. Fujita M.D.

  3. Department of Anatomy, University Medical School, Rome, Italy

    S. Correr Ph.D.

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McClugage, S.G., Low, F.N. (1988). Morphology and porosity of the alimentary epithelial basal lamina. In: Motta, P.M., Fujita, H., Correr, S. (eds) Ultrastructure of the Digestive Tract. Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2071-5_14

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