CIL:38960, blood cell. CIL. Dataset

Cell Types:blood cell Cell Components:cell surface Biological process:angiogenesis

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Description

A color-enhanced, freeze-fracture scanning electron micrograph of a blood vessel that has grown into a melanoma and is providing nourishment to it. Numerous red blood cells and three white blood cells can be seen within the blood vessel.

Technical Details

B0003655 SEM of blood vessel in a melanoma - colored. Wellcome Images available under the following creative commons usage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

Biological Sources

Cell Type: blood cell
Cellular Component: cell surface

Biological Context

Biological Process: angiogenesis
Human Disease: melanoma

Attribution

Names: K. Hodivala-Dilke; M. Stone
Link: Wellcome Images

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL38960
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil38960

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Parameters Imaged: elastic scattering of electrons
Source of Contrast: differences in deposition of metal shadow
Visualization Methods: visualization of contiguous regions
Processing History: colorized

Sample Preparation

Methods: freeze_fracture/freeze_etch
Relation To Intact Cell: sec

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	733px	——
Y	576px	——