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The peritoneum

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Ultrastructure of the Digestive Tract

Part of the book series: Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine ((EMBM,volume 4))

Abstract

The walls of the body cavities of coelomic origin and the splanchnic organs are covered with serous membranes. These membranes consist of meso-thelial cells arranged in a single layer, resting on a thin basal lamina to which is attached a small amount of loose connective tissue (subserosal connective tissue). This allows a variable degree of slipping over the underlying layers. In physiological conditions, the free surface of the membrane is provided with a thin coat of serous fluid containing some floating cells (1,2), which likely serves to protect the thin subjacent mesothelium from surface friction damage as one organ moves over another (3,4). In fact, if these structures are injured, adhesions between adjacent tissues may follow (5–7). The first cytological studies by light microscopy within the nineteenth century revealed that the serous cavities were lined by a characteristic type of flattened cells (8–10).

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Barberini, F., Correr, S., Motta, P.M. (1988). The peritoneum. 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_15

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