The Cell: An Image Library - Image CIL:214

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CIL:214^*

Description

A colorized scanning electron microscope picture of a nerve ending that has been broken open to reveal the synaptic vesicles (orange and blue) beneath the cell membrane.

Biological Sources

Cell Type: neuron
Cellular Component: synaptic vesicle

Biological Context

Biological Process: neuron-neuron synaptic transmission

Attribution

Name: Tina Carvalho
Link: NIGMS "Inside the Cell" booklet

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Imaging Mode: scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Parameters Imaged: secondary_electron imaging
Source of Contrast: differences in deposition of metal shadow
Visualization Methods: shadowing and plating
Processing History: colorized image

Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: fractured cell

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	3000px	——
Y	2395px	——

*CIL – Cell Image Library accession number. Please use this to reference an image.