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Simple cuboidal epithelium occurs in many glands and glandular ducts (see Plates 37–39), various sections of the renal tubules, choroid plexus (see Plate 12), and as germinal epithelium of the ovary (see Plate 76). Viewed in profile, the cells of this epithelium have a cuboidal form; the cells are, however, small prisms (hence the alternative name“isoprismatic epithelium”).
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Krstić, R.V. (1985). Surface Epithelia. Simple Cuboidal Epithelium. Example: Distal Tubule of the Nephron. In: General Histology of the Mammal. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70420-8_11
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