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CIL:11951*  Cite 
Description

The time-lapse movie made in 1974 shows meiosis in spermatocytes of Chrysochraon japonicas (grasshopper) as seen with the polarizing microscope. The principal birefringent components are the spindle microtubules. Their dynamic assembly and disassembly creates the flickering 'Northern Lights' effect.

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Chrysochraon japonicas
Cell Type
spermatocyte
Cellular Component
spindle
Biological Context
Biological Process
meiosis
Attribution
Names
Shinya Inoue
H. Sato
K. Izutsu
Published
S. Inoue 2008 Collected Works of Shinya Inoue. World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore, Hackensack, NJ, USA
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL11951
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil11951
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
polarization microscopy
Parameters Imaged
retardance
Source of Contrast
form birefringence
Visualization Methods
visualization of contiguous regions
Data Qualifiers
processed data
Sample Preparation
Methods
living tissue
Relation To Intact Cell
whole mounted tissue
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 720px ——
Y 480px ——