The Cell: An Image Library - Image CIL:11197

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Description

A freeze fracture replica of a Sertoli cell junction from rat testis shows more than 50 rows of particles along the E-face. Image from Gilula, Fawcett and Aoki, Dev. Biol. 50: 142-168 (1976), reprinted with permission as Figure 72 from Chapter 3 (Junctional Specializations) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Rattus; (Old World rats)
Cell Type: Sertoli cell
Cellular Component: occluding junction; tight junction

Biological Context

Biological Process: cell-cell adhesion; cell-cell junction organization

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett; Norton Gilula
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Links: The Cell, 2nd Ed. by D.W. Fawcett; Gilula et al. (1976) Dev. Biol. 50:142...
Pubmed: 1269826

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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: differences in deposition of metal shadow
Visualization Methods: shadowing and plating

Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: freeze_fracture/freeze_etch
Relation To Intact Cell: isolated subcellular component

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	894px	——
Y	1236px	——

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