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CIL:10800
NCBI Organism Classification
Didelphimorphia
Biological Process
cholesterol biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
endoplasmic reticulum
Figure 187 from Chapter 5 (Endoplasmic Reticulum) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. An abundance of smooth endoplasmic reticulum is apparent in this Leydig cell of the opossum testes, ass...
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CIL:11487
NCBI Organism Classification
Sus scrofa
Biological Process
cellular catabolic process
Cellular Component
peroxisome
Figures 284 (upper) and 285 (lower) from Chapter 9 (Peroxisomes) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Diaminobenzidene reacts with peroxidase to produce a dense reaction product in the perox...
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CIL:11441
NCBI Organism Classification
Spermophilus citellus
Biological Process
cellular respiration
Cellular Component
mitochondrion
Steriod-secreting cells exhibit unusual diversity in the cristae of their mitochrondria, like these examples from testicular Leydig cells of the ground squirrel Citellus lateralis. Small alveolar cri...
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CIL:35981
NCBI Organism Classification
Spermophilus citellus
Biological Process
lipid storage
Cellular Component
lipid particle
Figure 360 from Chapter 15 (Cytoplasmic Inclusions) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Leydig cell from a reproductively active ground squirrel, Citellus lateralis. Physiological state ca...
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CIL:11439
NCBI Organism Classification
Spermophilus citellus
Biological Process
cellular respiration
Cellular Component
mitochondrion
Mitochondria can show tremendous variation in size, even within a single cell. Here, a huge spherical mitochondria of about 6-7 µm in diameter is adjacent to small elongate mitochondria 0.5 µm wide...
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CIL:41111
NCBI Organism Classification
Cavia porcellus
Biological Process
organelle organization
Cellular Component
nucleus
A transmission electron micrograph of a Leydig cell isolated from guinea pig testes.The eccentric nucleus and several pale lipid droplets are visible. Numerous mitochondria and smooth endoplasmic ret...
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CIL:11384
NCBI Organism Classification
Cavia porcellus
Biological Process
post-translational protein modification
Cellular Component
Golgi apparatus
Figures 213 (upper) and 214 (lower) from Chapter 6 (Golgi Apparatus) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. The Golgi complex of a Leydig cell from guinea pig testis (upper) and from and acina...
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CIL:41355
NCBI Organism Classification
Cavia porcellus
Biological Process
organelle organization
Cellular Component
nucleolus
A transmission electron micrograph of a Leydig cell isolated from guinea pig testes. This is a higher magnification image of CIL: 41116 highlighting the distinct nucleolus and a membrane-bound, debri...
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CIL:11037
NCBI Organism Classification
Sus scrofa scrofa
Biological Process
nucleus organization
Cellular Component
nucleus
Transmission electron micrograph of Leydig cell nucleus from the domestic boar contains a region (arrow) thought to represent the single X chromosome which is largely heterochromatic. The chromosome i...
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CIL:10849
NCBI Organism Classification
Sus scrofa
Biological Process
autophagy
Cellular Component
lysosome
Figure 274 from Chapter 8 (Lysosomes) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Lysosomes in interstitial Leydig cells of the testis from the domestic boar, Sus scrofa. The laminar inclusions ap...
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