columnar epithelium

Epithelium consisting of one or more cell layers, the most superficial of which is composed of elongated and somewhat cylindrical cells projecting toward the surface.

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References in periodicals archive

Seventeen cases of classic LSIL and 14 HSILs, the normal squamous and columnar epithelia in the mucosa adjacent to PIM, and the atrophic squamous epithelia from 10 postmenopausal women were included for comparison of immunoexpression patterns.

A Review and Update on Papillary Immature Metaplasia of the Uterine Cervix: A Distinct Subset of Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion, Proposing a Possible Cell of Origin

The inner epidermis of the apical zone was mainly composed of columnar epithelia. Nuclei were round with a diameter of approximately 4 [micro], and they were located in the center of the cell.

Histology and ultrastructure of the mantle epidermis of the equilateral Venus, Gomphina veneriformis (Bivalvia: Veneridae)

Initial matrix secretion by the columnar epithelia was indicated by the deposition of a non-cellular material that caused the separation of the adjacent basement lamina (Fig.

Caudal spine replacement and histogenesis in the round stingray, Urobatis halleri

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