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Description

This electron micrograph shows the basal lamina as a thin gray moustache following parallel along the basal membrane of epithelial cells from human corneal epithelium. In this tissue, the basal lamina, which is secreted by the epithelial cells, is at the interface of the epithelial layer and Bowman's layer, which is composed of condensed collagen. Image by Toichiro Kuwabara, Figure 22 from 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: Homo sapiens
Cell Type: corneal epithelial cell
Cellular Component: basal lamina; extracellular region part; plasma membrane

Biological Context

Biological Process: cell-substrate adhesion; extracellular structure organization

Attribution

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

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL10942
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil10942

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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
Visualization Methods: electron-dense stain
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: crosslinking-fixative fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue