Stratified cuboidal epithelium (40x objective lens)


This section shows the seminiferous tubules of the testis. The walls are sometimes described as being lined with stratified cuboidal epithelium, because of the more or less cuboidal shape of the cells. Actually, the cells are rounded in shape and do not form a continuous epithelium.
 
 
Stain = H&E.

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