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High magnification micrograph of Paneth cells showing very large eosinophilic granulations. They are located at the bottom of a Lieberkühn crypt of the small intestine. Paneth cells are part of the innate immune system. They secrete anti-microbial compounds (as defensins and lysozyme) controlling the enteric bacteria