Ileum portion of the domestic chicken. 1. Tunics that form the small intestine: mucous tunic (A), submucosa (B), muscular tunic (C) and serous tunic (D). Harris' haematoxylin-Eosin (HE), 40×. 2. Mucosal tunic recovered by scraping with a scalpel blade you can see its villi and crypts. (A), none of the other tunics can be detected. HE, 200×.

Ileum portion of the domestic chicken. 1. Tunics that form the small intestine: mucous tunic (A), submucosa (B), muscular tunic (C) and serous tunic (D). Harris' haematoxylin-Eosin (HE), 40×. 2. Mucosal tunic recovered by scraping with a scalpel blade you can see its villi and crypts. (A), none of the other tunics can be detected. HE, 200×.

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... adult chickens, the mucous tunic of the different intestinal segments was harvested using the technique of scraping with scalpel blade, and verification by routine histological processing and stained with H-E was performed. As can be seen, only the components of the mucous tunic and no other structural component are appreciated (Figure 1). ...