Normal Duodenum x40
Normal Duodenum x40

The epthelial nuclei are very regular and basally placed
Only rare intraepithelial lymphocytes are normally seen
The thin hyaline line on the epitheliall surface represents the brush border of the absorptive cells
The epithelium is primarily absorptive cells with only a few goblet cells present
(Description By:Martin Nadel, M.D. )
(Image Contrib. by:Martin Nadel, M.D. UCHC )