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Description

This electron micrograph shows a cross section through the midpiece of opossum sperm. Filamentous cytoplasm underlies a scalloped membrane with regular variations in thickness, which gives it a corrugated appearance. Aat the center is an arrangement of dense fibers and microtubule doublets. Figure from page 20, Chapter 1 (The Cell Surface) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Didelphis marsupialis
Cell Type: sperm
Cellular Component: plasma membrane; cytoplasm; axoneme; axonemal microtubule

Biological Context

Biological Process: fertilization; sperm motility; plasma membrane organization

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: The Cell, 2nd Ed. by D.W. Fawcett

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL10907
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil10907

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Image Mode: illumination by electrons; detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: stain with broad specificity
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

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