Figure 12: TEM micrograph of the intestine mucosal cells of Natrix tessellata, containing (a) microvilli (MV) covering the surface of the intestine in a regular manner, lysosomes (LY), desmosomes (DE) and abundant mitochondria (M). (Scale bar, 2 μm). (b) goblet cell (GC). (Scale bar, 2 μm). (c) vacuoles (V) and irregular shape of nucleus (N). (Scale bar, 2 μm). (arrow head). Note also, the junctional complexes (JC) situated just below the free surface. (Scale bar, 2 μm). (b) goblet cell (GC). (Scale bar, 2 μm). (c) Euchromatic nucleus (N). (Scale bar, 2 μm).