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Description

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) particles (blue) budding from the surface of a T cell (a type of lymphocyte).The viruses replicate inside the cell with the different components gathering at the cell membrane to be assembled into new virus particles.

Technical Details

B0005750 HIV particles budding from a lymphocyte . Wellcome Images available under the following creative commons usage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

Biological Sources

Cell Type: lymphocyte; human immunodeficiency virus

Biological Context

Biological Process

Attribution

Names: R. Dourmashkin
Link: Wellcome Images

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL39465
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil39465

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Parameters Imaged: detection of electrons
Source of Contrast: differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Processing History: colorized

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	522px	——
Y	576px	——