Pseudopod structures in peptide YY cells

Peptide YY cells (L cells) in the ileum and colon possess long pseudopod-like processes that extend from the gut lumen to the cells in the lamina propria.

Reproduced with permission from: Bohorquez DV, Chandra R, Samsa LA, et al. Characterization of pseudopod-like basal processes in ileal and colonic PYY cells. J Mol Histol 2011; 42:3. Copyright © 2011 Springer Science and Business Media.

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