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Description

Figure 392 from Chapter 15 (Cytoplasmic Inclusions) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Frog neuromuscular junction, prepared by rapid freezing with liquid helium followed by freeze substition. The nerve terminal is wrapped by a myelinating Schwann cell, and is separated from the postsynaptic surface of the muscle by the synaptic cleft which contains an external lamina. Image by John Heuser and Tom Reese. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Anura; (Frogs and Toads)
Cell Type: peripheral neuron; muscle cell; myelinating Schwann cell
Cellular Component: synapse; neuromuscular junction; synaptic vesicle; microtubule; neurofilament; mitochondrion

Biological Context

Biological Process: synapse organization

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett; John Heuser; Tom Reese
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
Visualization Methods: osmium tetroxide

Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: crosslinking-fixative fixed tissue; tissue in plastic embedment; FBbi:00000621
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	898px	——
Y	1257px	——

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