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Description

Transmission electron micrograph of a section through a 3-day old chick embryo obtained from an egg that was maintained in a cold room for 24 hrs. Ribosomes have crystallized both in the cytoplasm and nucleus.

Technical Details

See: T. Morimoto et al. 1972. Ribosome crystallization in chicken embryos. I. Isolation, characterization, and in vitro activity of ribosome tetramers. J Cell Biol 52:355-366. B. Byers 1966. Ribosome crystallization induced in chick embryo tissues by hypothermia. J Cell Biol 30:C1-6. Original 3.25 in. x 4 in. lantern slides were scanned at 600dpi

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Gallus gallus gallus
Cell Type: early embryonic cell
Cellular Component: nucleus; cytoplasm; ribosome; ribosome crystal

Biological Context

Biological Process: cytoplasm organization
Molecular Function: nucleus organization

Attribution

Names: George E. Palade; Gunter Blobel; T. Morimoto
Link: George E. Palade EM Slide Collection

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL41041
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil41041

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Imaging

Image Type: film
Image Mode: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods: uranyl salt
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: chemically fixed tissue; tissue in plastic embedment
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

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