CIL:38675, Clypeaster japonicus, oocyte. CIL. Dataset

NCBI Organism:Clypeaster japonicus; Cell Types:oocyte Cell Components:spindle Biological process:mitosis

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Description

Dividing eggs of the medusa Clypeaster japonicus showing birefringent spindles and fertilization envelopes. The arrow indicates the direction of the compensator slow axis. As the direction of compensation (arrows) is rotated 90 degrees, the contrast of the spindles changes sign.

Technical Details

See: S. Inoue and K. Dan (1951) Birefringence of the dividing cell. J Morph 89:423-455.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Clypeaster japonicus
Cell Type: oocyte
Cellular Component: spindle

Biological Context

Biological Process: mitosis

Attribution

Names: Shinya Inoue; Katsuma Dan
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/W9CIL38675
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil38675

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Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: polarization microscopy
Parameters Imaged: retardance
Source of Contrast: form birefringence
Visualization Methods: visualization of contiguous regions
Processing History: montage
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: living tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	3768px	——
Y	1254px	——