Triptolide treatment affected the histomorphology of the uterus of these rats by causing a decrease in lumen and columnar cell height and number of uterine glands and ovary by increasing the number of atretic follicles and decreasing the number of developing follicles.
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At the same time, the ventral surface tries to make contact with the substrate; small protrusions and invaginations, the " microvilli " found on the surface of the columnar cells, help in attaching to the substrate via their adhesive action.
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DES-exposed daughters are at an increased risk of abnormalities of the reproductive tract, including vaginal epithelial changes such as vaginal adenosis ( which means a type of cell normally found in the uterus, columnar cells, are also present in the vagina ), an increased cervical transformation zone, and uterine abnormalities, such as T-shaped uterus.
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Some sections get a bit sticky, and could be improved by merely just using constructs like " ameloblasts are polarized columnar cells, which are _ _ _ _ _ . " or " Tomes processes, which _ _ _ _ _ . " The explanations need not be detailed, just merely gives the reader an idea of the subconcept without getting bogged down in technicalities.
