The Cell: An Image Library - Image CIL:9526

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CIL:9526^*

Description

Appriximately longitudinal section of the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii showing one of the paired flagella, and the spherical nucleus surrounded by the single cup-shaped chloroplasts containing storage granules.

Technical Details

250 nm 'thick' epon section imaged with a high voltage JEM-1000 TEM at 1000KV.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Cell Type: plant cell
Cell Line: strain in culture
Cellular Component: chloroplast; nucleus; microtubule-based flagellum part; microtubule basal body

Biological Context

Biological Process: photosynthesis, light harvesting; organelle organization

Attribution

Names: Mary Morphew; J. Richard McIntosh

Grouping

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM); film
Imaging Mode: FBbi:00000622; detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: elastic scattering of electrons
Visualization Methods: uranyl salt
Processing History: unprocessed raw data

Sample Preparation

Methods: glutaraldehyde fixed tissue; tissue in plastic embedment
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	4862px	1.5nm
Y	4696px	1.5nm

*CIL – Cell Image Library accession number. Please use this to reference an image.