CIL:10845, Leporidae, columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell. CIL. Dataset

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Description

Figure 271 from Chapter 8 (Lysosomes) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Apical region of epithelial cells from the proximal portion of the cauda epididymis of rabbit shows both large, dense spherical lysosomes in the supranuclear region of the cell, as well as multivesicular bodies in the apical cytoplasm. Image by Roy Jones. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB’s BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Leporidae
Cell Type: columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell
Cellular Component: lysosome; multivesicular body; apical part of cell

Biological Context

Biological Process: autophagy; endosome to lysosome transport via multivesicular body sorting pathway

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett; Roy Jones
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/FawcettTheCell...

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL10845
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil10845

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Image Mode: illumination by electrons; detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: stain with broad specificity
Visualization Methods: osmium tetroxide
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

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

Dimensions

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