CIL:11503, Sertoli cell. CIL. Dataset

Cell Types:Sertoli cell Cell Components:pigment granule Biological process:aging

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Description

Figure 292 from Chapter 10 (Lipochrome Pigment) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Brown cytoplasmic inclusions identified as lipofuscin, or lipochrome pigment increase in aging cells, shown here in a Sertoli cell grown in vitro. Image by Wayne Vogl. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB’s BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

Cell Type: Sertoli cell
Cellular Component: pigment granule

Biological Context

Biological Process: aging

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett; Wayne Vogl
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/FawcettTheCell...

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL11503
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil11503

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Image Mode: illumination by electrons; detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: stain with broad specificity
Visualization Methods: osmium tetroxide
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: crosslinking-fixative fixed tissue; tissue in plastic embedment
Relation To Intact Cell: dispersed cells in vitro

Dimensions

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