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Figure 175 from Chapter 5 (Endoplasmic Reticulum) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Electron micrograph of a plasma cell from guinea pig bone marrow. Active synthesis of immunoglobulin by this cell is associated the extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER); the protein produced by the RER accumulates in the lumen of the reticulum, and is revealed by the gray precipitate localized there. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Cavia porcellus; (Cavy)
Cell Type: plasma cell
Cellular Component: endoplasmic reticulum; ribosome; rough endoplasmic reticulum; nucleus; endoplasmic reticulum cisternal network

Biological Context

Biological Process: translation

Attribution

Name: Don W. Fawcett
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/Fawcett...

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Imaging Mode: illumination by electrons; detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: stain with broad specificity

Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

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

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
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Y	1268px	——

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