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Uterus in late proliferative phase (LPP)

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The uterus in the late proliferative phase. Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: H+E).

This is a section through the uterine wall at the late proliferative stage. You can clearly see the two layers. The endometrium is thicker than in the early proliferative phase.

The holes and dark bands in the endometrium are artifacts due to tearing and shrivelling of the section.