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Figures 417 (upper) and 418 (lower) from Chapter 16 (Cytoplasmic matrix and cytoskeleton) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. A marginal bundle of microtubules is associated with the elliptical shape of the platelets in these figures. Upper: part of an equatorial section of a human blood platelet, where the microtubules form a ring just inside the membrane. Lower: in sections perpendicular to the disc, the microtubules appear clustered at either end (see arrows and inset panel). Upper image courtesy of Olaf Behnke; lower from Tyson and Bulgert. Am. J. Anat. 135:319-43 (1972) PMID:5080677. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB’s BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Homo sapiens
Rattus
Cell Type
platelet
Cellular Component
microtubule
Biological Context
Biological Process
microtubule cytoskeleton organization
regulation of cell shape
Attribution
Names
Don W. Fawcett
Olaf Behnke
Greta Tyson; Ruth Bulger
Published
ISBN 0721635849
Link
http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/FawcettTheCell...
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL36052
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil36052
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Imaging
Image Type
transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Image Mode
illumination by electrons
detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged
electron density
Source of Contrast
stain with broad specificity
Visualization Methods
electron-dense stain
Data Qualifiers
processed data
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 900px ——
Y 1275px ——