CIL:38676, Spirocodon saltatrix, oocyte. CIL. Dataset

NCBI Organism:Spirocodon saltatrix; Cell Types:oocyte Cell Components:spindle Biological process:mitosis

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Description

Dividing egg of the jellyfish (Spirocodon saltatrix showing birefringent spindles. The arrow indicates the direction of the compensator slow axis. AS the cell is rotated 90 degrees with respect to the axis, the contrast of the spindles change from dark to light.

Technical Details

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

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Spirocodon saltatrix
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/W9CIL38676
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil38676

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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	2310px	——
Y	1032px	——