High magnification of the visceral pleura. The outer surface is lined with a layer of simple squamous epithelium. The inner surface is often lined with alveolar capillaries where gas exchange occurs. Image from AF Wiechmann and CR Wirsig (2003) "Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology", (page 53, Chapter 5, Respiratory system: Figure 15). Copyright 2003. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Reproduced with kind permission from Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
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