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Figure 316 from Chapter 13 (Cilia and Flagella) of 'The Cell' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. The differences in size and shape of cilia and microvilli are well illustrated by scanning micrographs of the lumenal surface of the epithelium lining the mammalian oviduct. The tufts of cilia associated with individual ciliated cells project several microns above the convex apices of nonciliated cells covered with short microvilli. The number of ciliated cells in this epithelium is under hormonal control by estrogens. A copy of the chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website.
Biological Sources
- NCBI Organism Classification
- Homo sapiens
- (human)
- Cell Type
- ciliated epithelial cell
- oviduct epithielial cell
- Cellular Component
- cilium
- microvillus
Biological Context
- Biological Process
- cilia organization
- microvillus organization
- Human Development Anatomy
- homo sapiens
Attribution
- Names
- Don W. Fawcett
- Gaddum-Rosse
- Blandau
- Tiersch
- Publisheds
- Am. J. Anat. 138:269-275, 1973
- ISBN 0721635849
- Link
- http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/Fawcett...
Grouping
This image is part of a group.Imaging
- Image Type
- scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
- illumination by electrons
- Imaging Mode
- secondary_electron imaging
- film
- Parameters Imaged
- secondary electron generation
- secondary_electron imaging
- Source of Contrast
- coherent illumination
- secondary electron generation
- Visualization Methods
- shadowing and plating
- Processing History
- recorded image
- film
- Scanned print from negative
- Data Qualifiers
- processed data
Sample Preparation
- Methods
- glutaraldehyde fixed tissue
- osmium tetroxide fixed tissue
- critical_point dried specimen
- whole mounted tissue
- shadowing and plating
- Relation To Intact Cell
- whole mounted tissue
Dimensions
| Spatial Axis | Image Size | Pixel Size |
|---|---|---|
| X | 910px | —— |
| Y | 1268px | —— |
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