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87 results filtered with: Intestines
  • Human body, arteries and viscera, Persian, 1893
  • Mouse colon infected with Citrobacter rodentium
  • A length of coiled intestine. Watercolour, 18--.
  • Small intestine mucosa
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Narasimha, the man-lion. Engraving, 1672.
  • 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.
  • Digestive system: twelve figures, including teeth, intestines and colon. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Son, 1813.
  • Human body, arteries and viscera, Persian, 1893
  • TEM gut cell undergoing secondary necrosis
  • 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.
  • Microvilli on epithelial cells
  • Villus from the small intestine
  • Toxocara larva - intestinal wall of mouse
  • A section of diseased intestine. Watercolour, 18--, after F. R. Say for Richard Bright, 1827.
  • A length of coiled intestine. Watercolour, 18--.
  • Human figure showing arteries and viscera, Persian, 18th C
  • Malaria parasites in a mosquito midgut
  • The intestines. Engraving, 1686.
  • Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus: his intestines are extracted from his body with a windlass. Etching by P. Testa.
  • Human small intestine showing villi. The cytokeratinin the cells is stained blue, the cell nuclei are stained red and the endothelial cells lining the blood vessels are stained green.
  • Bacteria infecting the colon
  • Human figure showing arteries and viscera, Persian, 18th C
  • Normal gut cell