CIL:40665, Rattus, hippocampal neuron. CIL. Dataset

NCBI Organism:Rattus; Cell Types:hippocampal neuron Cell Components:dendritic spine, dendritic shaft, actin cytoskeleton, microtubule cytoskeleton; Biological process:dendritic spine organization, dendrite morphogenesis;

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Description

Platinum replica illustrating the cytoskeletal organization of dendritic spines from extracted 14 DIV neurons. Thin spines associate with dendrites at the base (bottom) and with axons by the head (top). This image shows the interaction of actin filaments (cyan) with an axonal microtubule (red). This image is part of a group of images representing Figure 2B and its components from Mol Biol Cell. 2010 Jan 1;21(1):165-76. Figure 2B appears as CIL 40664. The uncolorized overview panel is CIL 40667. Box 4 (this image) appears as CIL 40665, and Box 5 appears as CIL 40666.

Technical Details

Please refer to referenced article for details on cell extraction and processing for electron microscopy.

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