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Description

Figure 328 from Chapter 14 (Sperm Flagellum) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Scanning electron micrograph of rabbit spermatozoa on the endometrium of the uterus. Image by David Phillips. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB’s BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Leporidae
Cell Type: sperm
Cellular Component: flagellum

Biological Context

Biological Process: fertilization

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett; David Phillips
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/FawcettTheCell...

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL35957
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil35957

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Imaging

Image Type: scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Image Mode: illumination by electrons; secondary_electron imaging
Parameters Imaged: secondary electron generation
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: critical_point dried specimen
Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

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