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These images, taken with atomic force microscopy, show the structures of pig intestinal mucin, salivary mucin, and gastric mucin (left to right). Images courtesy of the researchers.

These images, taken with atomic force microscopy, show the structures of pig intestinal mucin, salivary mucin, and gastric mucin (left to right). Images courtesy of the researchers.