CIL:36016, Rattus, CNS neuron (sensu Vertebrata), Purkinje cell. CIL. Dataset

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Description

Figure 398 from Chapter 15 (Cytoplasmic Inclusions) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Excitatory synapses on dendritic spines of a Purkinje cell from the rat cerebellum. Axon terminals from parallel fibers can be seen making synaptic contacts on the heads of the spines. Image from Peters, Palay and Webster, Fine Structure of the Nervous System, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co. 1976. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB’s BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Rattus
Cell Type: CNS neuron (sensu Vertebrata); Purkinje cell
Cellular Component: excitatory synapse; dendritic spine; synaptic vesicle; postsynaptic density; dendrite; axon; mitochondrion

Biological Context

Biological Process: synapse organization

Attribution

Names: Don W. Fawcett; Alan Peters; Sanford Palay; Henry Webster
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: http://www.ascb.org/bioeducate/FawcettTheCell...

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL36016
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil36016

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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: osmium tetroxide
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

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

Dimensions

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Y	1257px	——