Simple squamous epithelium (40x objective lens)

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This section of kidney shows the simple squamous epithelium that forms the outer layer (parietal layer) of Bowman's capsule in the kidney (arrow). Note the flattened nuclei, the thin cell bodies and the blue stained basement membrane.

Stain = AZAN

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