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Description

Figure 170 from Chapter 5 (Endoplasmic Reticulum) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Electron micrograph of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) in an acinar cell from the human pancreas. The RER is stacked in a cisternal structure, and studded with ribosomes. In this particular preparation, fixation conditions were modified to preserve a flocculent precipitate of newly synthesized protein in the lumen of the ER. The nucleus of the cell is in the upper right corner. Micrograph by Susmo Ito and Arthur Like. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Homo sapiens; (human)
Cell Type: acinar cell
Cellular Component: endoplasmic reticulum; ribosome; rough endoplasmic reticulum; nucleus; endoplasmic reticulum cisternal network

Biological Context

Biological Process: translation

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett; Susumo Ito; Arthur Like
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/Fawcett...

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Imaging Mode: illumination by electrons; detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: stain with broad specificity

Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: crosslinking-fixative fixed tissue; tissue in plastic embedment
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	950px	——
Y	1276px	——

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