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Description

Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph of red blood cells leaking out of a ruptured blood vessel. This is due to a mutation in the ephrin-B2 gene that causes the blood vessels to be more fragile than normal leading to an increased rate of haemorrhaging. The fragility is due to the inadequate coverage of the vessel by smooth muscle cells. This kind of leaky blood vessel is frequently found in tumours and in certain other human diseases.

Technical Details

Image B0006427 Scanning electron micrograph 2006 Collection: Wellcome Images Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 2.0 UK: England & Wales, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

Biological Sources
Cell Type
blood cell
Biological Context
Biological Process
ephrin B2 mutation
blood vessel rupture
haemorhaging
Attribution
Names
Anne Weston
Link
Wellcome Images
OTHER
LRI, CRUK
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL38812
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil38812
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Parameters Imaged
elastic scattering of electrons
Source of Contrast
differences in deposition of metal shadow
Visualization Methods
visualization of contiguous regions
Processing History
colorized
Sample Preparation
Methods
chemically fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell
whole mounted tissue
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 406px ——
Y 576px ——