The Cell: An Image Library - Image CIL:35190

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CIL:35190^*

Description

Rolling of leukocytes on the walls of the caudal vein in a larval zebrafish; real time. As in adult mammals, such rolling occurs only in veins, not in arteries. Video made available by Mark Cooper thru The Zebrafish A Living Laboratory.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Danio rerio; (zebrafish)
Cell Type: leukocyte
Cellular Component: cell

Biological Context

Biological Process: leukocyte rolling
Zebrafish Anatomy: caudal vein

Attribution

Name: Philippe Herbomel
Link: http://depts.washington.edu/fishscop/
Others: Pasteur Institute, Paris, France; Zebrafish The Living Laboratory

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Imaging Mode: differential interference contrast microscopy
Parameters Imaged: optical path length gradient
Source of Contrast: boundaries between regions with different refractive index
Visualization Methods: visualization of contiguous regions
Processing History: unprocessed raw data

Sample Preparation

Methods: living tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	372px	——
Y	324px	——
Time	-- sec

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