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CIL:36754*  Cite 
Description

Acid phosphatase is present in tubules retrieved from late DV-III. The tubules and rounded expansions arising as a result of late DV-III membrane retrieval contain an electron-opaque reaction product when the cells are incubated in Gomori’s reagent and lead salts. This indicates that acid phosphatase (AcPase) is being retrieved from the late phagolysosomes before the spent vacuole contents are released at the cytoproct. In fact, spent vacuoles no longer contain active AcPase and are free of AcPase-reaction product before they are defecated. (For details of lysosome recycling see Allen and Fok, J. Cell Biol. 99:1955-1959, 1984). TEM taken on 4/27/84 by R. Allen with Zeiss 10A operating at 80kV. Neg. 19,800X. Bar = 0.2µm. Part published in J. Cell Biol. 99:1955-1959, 1984. Adapted with permission.

Technical Details

Glutaraldehyde fixation followed by Gomori staining, 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 image is suitable for qualitative analysis. A high resolution version of this image in the library (CIL:40566) is available for quantitative 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
phagolysosome
Biological Context
Biological Process
digestive system process
Attribution
Names
Richard Allen (University of Hawaii)
Published
J Cell Biol. 1984 Dec;99(6):1955-9.
Pubmed
6501410
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL36754
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil36754
Grouping This image is part of a group.
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
uranyl salt
Processing History
recorded image
film
Print from negative scanned for Photoshop.
Data Qualifiers
processed data
Dimensions