High magnification image of respiratory mucosa from a ventrocaudal area of the nasal cavity just caudal to the vomeronasal organ. The respiratory epithelium contains numerous ciliated cells and mucous cells. Basal cells located at the base of the epithelium give rise to new respiratory cells. Underlying the epithelium is a typical lamina propria. Image from AF Wiechmann and CR Wirsig (2003) "Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology", (page 105, Chapter 10 , Cranial Structures: Figure 27). Copyright 2003. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Reproduced with kind permission from Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
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