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Description

Figure 172 from Chapter 5 (Endoplasmic Reticulum) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Electron micrograph of a Nissl body in a large motor neuron. The fenestrated cisternae of the endoplasmic reticulum are separated by intervals of 0.2 to 0.5 µm which are crowded with free polyribosomal aggregates. Image by Sanford Palay. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

Cell Type: motor neuron
Cellular Component: endoplasmic reticulum; ribosome; rough endoplasmic reticulum

Biological Context

Biological Process: translation

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett; Sanford Palay
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	920px	——
Y	1280px	——

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