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Description

Elongated peroxisomes in duodenal epithelial cells. Varying between persons, rounded or elongated peroxisomes are observed. They also vary between epithelial cells on the villus and in the crypt. See: http://gut.bmj.com/content/32/8/858.long Bar = 1µm.

Technical Details

Peroxisomes are contrasted with DAB at pH 10.5 by their catalase activity, after fixation in buffered formal-calcium; postfixed in OsO4. 0.8 µm thick section

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Homo sapiens
Cell Type: epithelial cell
Cellular Component: peroxisome

Attribution

Names: Frank Roels
Published: "Peroxisomes. A personal account". pp. 151. Copyright VUB-Press 1991.

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL46753
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil46753

Imaging

Image Mode: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)