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| Normal_ureter, Ureter
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•This is a cross section of a ureter at medium power.
•In the relaxed state, the lumen of the ureter (L) is stellate in shape.
•The transitional epithelium shows approximately 5 layers of cells in this photomicrograph.
•The surface of the epithelium consists of a layer of superficial cells sometimes referred to as umbrella cells
(arrow). These cells are larger and covers several underlying cells.
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| Contrib. by:T.V. Rajan, M.D. UCHC
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