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Description

Cross section through a seminiferous tubule showing the developing sperm with their tails pointing into the lumen of the tubule. The nuclei are stained blue with DAPI and mitochondria red with mitotracker. Sperm have a large number of mitochondria to power their swim towards the egg. The image has been volume rendered using Imaris.

Technical Details

B0006849. Seminiferous tubule . Wellcome Images available under the following creative commons usage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

Biological Sources

Cell Type: sperm
Cellular Component: mitochondrion; male germ cell nucleus

Biological Context

Biological Process: spermatogenesis
Human Development Anatomy: seminiferous tubule

Attribution

Link: Wellcome Images
OTHER: MRC NIMR

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL38905
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil38905

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: confocal microscopy
Parameters Imaged: fluorescence emission
Source of Contrast: distribution of epitope
Visualization Methods: 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI); mitotracker
Processing History: volume rendering

Sample Preparation

Methods: chemically fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	548px	——
X	576px	——