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Description

Figure 410 from Chapter 16 (Cytoplasmic matrix and cytoskeleton) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Chromosomal microtubules in midanaphase of mitotic division in Polomyxa. Image by Evans Roth. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB’s BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Pelomyxa
Cellular Component: microtubule; condensed chromosome kinetochore

Biological Context

Biological Process: mitosis; mitotic anaphase; attachment of spindle microtubules to chromosome

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett; Evans Roth
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/FawcettTheCell...

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL36046
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil36046

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Image Mode: illumination by electrons; detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: stain with broad specificity
Visualization Methods: electron-dense stain
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: crosslinking-fixative fixed tissue; tissue in plastic embedment
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

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Y	1263px	——