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Description

Figure 429 from Chapter 16 (Cytoplasmic matrix and cytoskeleton) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. A high magnification image showing interdigitation between actin and myosin filaments at the end of the A-band. Unfixed muscle was quick-frozen using liquid helium, fractured, and deep etched. Image by John Heuser. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

Cell Type: skeletal muscle cell
Cellular Component: actin filament; muscle thin filament tropomyosin; A band

Biological Context

Biological Process: skeletal muscle contraction

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett; John Heuser
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/Fawcett...

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Imaging Mode: illumination by electrons; detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged: electron density; elevation
Visualization Methods: shadowing and plating

Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: freeze_fracture/freeze_etch
Relation To Intact Cell: isolated subcellular component

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	897px	——
Y	1249px	——

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