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Description
This movie shows a Crane fly Nephrotoma suturalis sperm cell at metaphase of meiosis. Images were captured every 15 seconds for 35 minutes of cell division using polarized light microscopy. Eighth Prize, 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.
Technical Details
Biological Sources
- NCBI Organism Classification
- Nephrotoma suturalis
- Cell Type
- sperm
- Cellular Component
- nuclear chromosome
- spindle
Biological Context
- Biological Process
- meiotic metaphase
Attribution
- Names
- James LaFountain
- Rudolf Oldenbourg
- 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
- Link
- 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging...
- Others
- State University of NY at Buffalo,
- Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Imaging
- Image Type
- recorded image
- Imaging Mode
- polarization microscopy
- Parameters Imaged
- UV/visible/IR photons
- Source of Contrast
- intrinsic birefringence
- Visualization Methods
- relative retadation measurement
- Processing History
- colorized
Sample Preparation
- Methods
- living tissue
- Relation To Intact Cell
- whole mounted tissue
Dimensions
| Spatial Axis | Image Size | Pixel Size |
|---|---|---|
| X | 603px | —— |
| Y | 503px | —— |
| Time | 2100 sec | 15 |
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