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Cell Types:skeletal muscle cell Cell Components:actin filament, muscle thin filament tropomyosin, A band; Biological process:skeletal muscle contraction
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Figure 429 from Chapter 16 (Cytoplasmic matrix and cytoskeleton) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. A high magnification image showing interdigitation between actin and myosin filaments at the end of the A-band. Unfixed muscle was quick-frozen using liquid helium, fractured, and deep etched. Image by John Heuser. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB’s BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources
Cell Type
skeletal muscle cell
Cellular Component
actin filament
muscle thin filament tropomyosin
A band
Biological Context
Biological Process
skeletal muscle contraction
Attribution
Names
Don W. Fawcett
John Heuser
Published
ISBN 0721635849
Link
http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/FawcettTheCell...
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL36061
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil36061
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Imaging
Image Type
transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Image Mode
illumination by electrons
detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged
electron density
elevation
Visualization Methods
shadowing and plating
Data Qualifiers
processed data
Sample Preparation
Methods
freeze_fracture/freeze_etch
Relation To Intact Cell
isolated subcellular component
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 897px ——
Y 1249px ——