Sweat Gland - plastic section (20x objective lens)

This image shows the secretory portion of a sweat gland. Because this tubular gland is coiled, the section cuts it in various planes, producing a mixture of cross and tangential sections. The sweat gland is surrounded by adipose cells.
 
Stain = H&E.

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