CIL:40992, Mus musculus, intestinal cell. CIL. Dataset

NCBI Organism:Mus musculus; Cell Components:rough endoplasmic reticulum, , nucleus, mitochondrion, plasma membrane; Biological process:, cytoplasm organization;

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Description

Transmission electron micrograph of a thin section of mouse intestine showing part of a cell with nucleus at left. The cytoplasm contains both membrane-associated polysomes (rough endoplasmic reticulum RER, sometimes termed granular endoplasmic reticulum) and free polysomes. Sen.

Technical Details

Original 3.25 in. x 4 in. lantern slides were scanned at 600dpi.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Mus musculus
Cell Type: intestinal cell
Cellular Component: rough endoplasmic reticulum; ribosome; nucleus; mitochondrion; plasma membrane

Biological Context

Biological Process: protein synthesis; cytoplasm organization

Attribution

Names: George E. Palade
Link: George E. Palade EM Slide Collection

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL40992
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil40992

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Imaging

Image Type: film
Image Mode: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods: uranyl salt; osmium tetroxide; lead salt
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: chemically fixed tissue; tissue in plastic embedment
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	4470px	——
Y	3826px	——