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Description

Transmission electron micrograph showing the characteristic features of the synaptonemal complex in a thin section of a Drosophila oocyte.

Technical Details

Ovaries were fixed in glutaraldehye, post-fixed in Osmium tetroxide, embedded in plastic, and thin sections stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate. Thin sections were examined with an AEI 801 electron microscope.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Drosophila melanogaster
Cell Type: oocyte
Cellular Component: synaptonemal complex

Biological Context

Biological Process: female meiosis

Attribution

Names: Lorinda Anderson; Suzanne Royer; Scott Page; Kim McKim; Ann Lai; Mary Lilly; R Scott Hawley
Published: LK Anderson et al. (2005) Proc Natl Acad Sci 102:4482-4487
Pubmed: 15767569

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL36037
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil36037

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods: osmium tetroxide; uranyl salt; lead salt
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

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

Dimensions

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