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Description

Mitochondria can show tremendous variation in size, even within a single cell. Here, a huge spherical mitochondria of about 6-7 µm in diameter is adjacent to small elongate mitochondria 0.5 µm wide in a testicular Leydig cell of the ground squirrel Citellus lateralis. This image is courtesy of Jeffrey Pudney, and appears as Figure 247 in Chapter 7 (Mitochondria) 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: Spermophilus citellus; (European suslik)
Cell Type: Leydig cell
Cellular Component: mitochondrion; mitochondrial crista; mitochondrial outer membrane; mitochondrial inner membrane

Biological Context

Biological Process: cellular respiration

Attribution

Name: Jeffrey Pudney
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: Fawcett's "The Cell" 2nd Ed.

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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; embedded tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	934px	——
Y	1272px	——

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