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Mouse colon infected with Citrobacter rodentium

Rat neurones, SEM

Proton CT of a human head

Human oral squamous cell carcinoma cell, SEM

Lung cancer cells.

A single enteropathogenic E. coli in the intestine

Human small intestine showing villi and glands. The cytokeratinin the cells is stained blue, the cell nuclei are stained red and the endothelial cells lining the blood vessels are stained green.

Neurone development, embryoid body

Human brain cancer stem cells, SEM

Neuroendocrine cells in the small intestine

Goblet cells are packed full of mucous globules (blue), which they release to provide lubrication and protection to the inner surfaces of the intestine and the respiratory system among others. The mucous globules are condensed inside the goblet cell but expand hugely once they are released, absorbing water within 20 milliseconds. This rapid release occurs in response to lots of different stimuli and allows the mucous to get to work instantly.

Neurones connecting, artwork

Cervical Cancer

Threadworms (Enterobius vermicularis) in the villi of the gut

New Infirmary, Leeds, Yorkshire: with architectural designs. Wood engraving by I.S. Heaviside, 1864, after J. Drayton Wyatt after G.G. Scott.

Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh: the interior and Council Room. Line engraving by J.H. Le Keux, 1847, after R.W. Billings.

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Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh: the interior and Council Room. Line engraving by J.H. Le Keux, 1847, after R.W. Billings.

New Infirmary, Leeds, Yorkshire: with architectural designs. Wood engraving by I.S. Heaviside, 1864, after J. Drayton Wyatt after G.G. Scott.

Projections

Images from the collections

Images of Projections

Images about Projections

Works from the collections

Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh: the interior and Council Room. Line engraving by J.H. Le Keux, 1847, after R.W. Billings.

New Infirmary, Leeds, Yorkshire: with architectural designs. Wood engraving by I.S. Heaviside, 1864, after J. Drayton Wyatt after G.G. Scott.

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