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Description

Fluorescent micrograph showing transgenic zebrafish embryos expressing green fluorescent protein in the muscle precursor cells (myotomes). The green fluorescence comes from an alpha-actin-GFP transgene acting in these living, one day old embryos.

Technical Details

B0004694 Zebrafish embryos. Wellcome Images available under the following creative commons usage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Danio rerio
Cell Type: embryonic cell; muscle precursor cell
Cellular Component: actin cytoskeleton

Biological Context

Biological Process: myotome development
Zebrafish Anatomy: myotome

Attribution

Names: S. Roy
Link: Wellcome Images

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL38947
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil38947

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: fluorescence microscopy
Parameters Imaged: fluorescence emission
Source of Contrast: distribution of a specific protein
Visualization Methods: EGFP
Processing History: unprocessed raw data

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	776px	——
Y	576px	——