The Cell: An Image Library - Image CIL:39385

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CIL:39385^*

Description

Transmission electron micrscope image of a thin section cut through an area of bone marrow area near the cartilage/bone interface in a mouse kneecap. Image shows small opening in the thin endotheliun of the vascular sinus wall, where a blood cell is crossing the thin vascular sinus wall and into the sinus lumen.

Technical Details

Instrument: JEOL 100CX TEM Please see http://www.dartmouth.edu/~emlab/manuals/sempreps/index.html for details on specimen preparation.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: mus muscula
Cell Type: endothelial cell; blood cell
Cellular Component: nucleus; cell surface

Biological Context

Biological Process: cellular extravasation
Mouse Gross Anatomy: vascular sinus

Attribution

Name: Louisa Howard
Link: Dartmouth College Electron Microscopy ...

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Imaging Mode: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods: uranyl salt; lead salt
Processing History: unprocessed raw data

Sample Preparation

Methods: formaldehyde fixed tissue; glutaraldehyde fixed tissue; ethanol dehydration; tissue in epoxy resin embedment
Relation To Intact Cell: sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	9191px	——
Y	6752px	——

*CIL – Cell Image Library accession number. Please use this to reference an image.