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CIL:39723*  Cite 
Description

The acidosome-like vesicle has a bull’s eye appearance with the invagination appearing in the middle of the vesicle. Other vesicles contain multiple layers resembling multilipid layers. Two vesicles with thick membranes and flocculent material may be lysosomes. Membranes of lysosomes of other cells tend to be thicker and have a polysaccharide luminal coat and do not have invaginations. TEM taken on 7/15/67 by R. Allen with Philips 200 operating at 60kV. Neg. 19,200X. The raw negative was scanned with an Epson Perfection V750 Pro and this high resolution image is best used for quantitative analysis. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).

Technical Details

Standard glutaraldehyde fixation followed by osmium tetroxide, dehydrated in alcohol and embedded in an epoxy resin. Microtome sections prepared at approximately 75nm thickness. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Tetrahymena pyriformis
Cell Type
cell by organism
eukaryotic cell
Eukaryotic Protist
Ciliated Protist
Cellular Component
lysosome
acidosome
cytoplasm
cell cortex
Biological Context
Biological Process
cytoplasm organization
Attribution
Names
Richard Allen (University of Hawaii)
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL39723
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil39723
Grouping This image is part of a group.
Imaging
Image Type
transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
illumination by electrons
Image Mode
detection of electrons
film
Parameters Imaged
electron density
Source of Contrast
stain with broad specificity
Visualization Methods
stain with broad specificity
osmium tetroxide
uranyl salt
lead salt
Processing History
recorded image
film
Data Qualifiers
raw, unprocessed data
suitable for spatial measurements
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 5076px 0.78nm
Y 6188px 0.78nm