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CIL:40580^* Cite

Description

Colorized Scanning electron micrograph of an unfixed mint leaf showing stomata pores.

Technical Details

Image collected on an FEI instrument: Quanta Family using Magnification: 800x, Horizontal Field Width: 320um, Vacuum: 79Pa, Voltage: 2.0 kV, Detector: LFD, Spot: 3.5 nA, and Working Distance: 6.1mm.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Lamiaceae
Cell Type: epidermal cell
Cellular Component: stomata

Biological Context

Biological Process: respiratory gaseous exchange; regulation of water loss via skin

Attribution

Names: David McCarthy
Link: FEI Life Science Images

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL40580
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil40580

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Parameters Imaged: elastic scattering of electrons
Processing History: colorized

Sample Preparation

Methods: unfixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	670px	——
Y	617px	——