The Cell: An Image Library - Image CIL:38597

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Description

This differential interference contrast image (DIC) corresponds to the same image field as the diffraction limited TIRF image CIL 38599 and the 2-color photoactivation localization microscopy (PALM) image 38598. Bar is 2 microns. Image made available by Catherine and James Galbraith and corresponds to Figure 2 in PNAS U S A. 2007 Dec 18;104(51):20308-13.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Homo sapiens; (human)
Cell Type: fibroblast
Cell Line: foreskin fibroblast
Cellular Component: cell

Attribution

Names: Hari Shroff; Catherine G Galbraith; James A. Galbraith; Helen White; Jennifer Gillette; Scott Olenych; Michael W. Davidson; Eric Betzig
Published: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Dec 18;104(51):20308-13. Epub 2007 Dec 12. Erratum in: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Sep 30;105(39):15220.
Link: article
Pubmed: 18077327

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Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Imaging Mode: differential interference contrast microscopy
Parameters Imaged: optical path length gradient
Source of Contrast: boundaries between regions with different refractive index
Visualization Methods: visualization of contiguous regions
Processing History: smoothing filter

Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: formaldehyde fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: dispersed cells in vitro

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	850px	——
Y	714px	——

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