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CIL:36703*  Cite 
Description

High magnification view of the curved cytopharyngeal microtubular ribbons as they pass over the cytostomal cord. They carry the discoidal vesicles to their fusion sites at the cytopharyngeal membrane. Chemical fixation results in the loss of their tight association with the anterior sides of the ribbons as can be seen in quick frozen cells. Acidosomes seem to dock with the nascent vacuole and leave the microtubular ribbon as soon as they make contact with the vacuole membrane. Sections of finger-like extensions of the alveoli should not be confused with carrier vesicles. TEM taken on 3/25/81 by R. Allen with Hitachi HU11A operating at 75kV. Neg. 12,250X. Bar = 0.5µm.

Technical Details

Standard glutaraldehyde fixation followed by osmium tetroxide, dehydrated in alcohol and embedded in an epoxy resin. Microtome sections prepared at approximately 75nm thickness. The negative was printed to paper and the image was scanned to Photoshop. This digitized image is available for qualitative analysis. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Paramecium multimicronucleatum
Cell Type
cell by organism
eukaryotic cell
Eukaryotic Protist
Ciliated Protist
Cellular Component
oral apparatus
microtubule associated complex
Biological Context
Biological Process
oral apparatus organization
Attribution
Names
Richard Allen (University of Hawaii)
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL36703
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil36703
Imaging
Image Type
transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
illumination by electrons
Image Mode
detection of electrons
film
Parameters Imaged
electron density
Source of Contrast
stain with broad specificity
Visualization Methods
stain with broad specificity
osmium tetroxide
uranyl salt
lead salt
Processing History
recorded image
film
Print from negative scanned for Photoshop.
Data Qualifiers
processed data
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 3582px ——
Y 3213px ——