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Description

Scanning electron micrograph of Mountain Cedar pollen. This pollen causes Mountain Cedar allergy that cause itchy, runny nose, sneezing, nasal blockage, excess tearing and itchy eyes in people from December through February in the Northern Hemisphere.

Technical Details

Images collected with an FEI instrument: Expida Family, using the following paramenters: Magnification: 80000x, Horizontal Field Width: 4μm, Voltage: 2kV, Detector: TDL, Spot: 5 nA, and Working Distance: 4.617mn.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Juniperus ashei
Cell Type: pollen
Cellular Component: pollen coat

Biological Context

Biological Process: recognition of pollen

Attribution

Names: Steve Hield
Link: FEI Life Science Images

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL40598
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil40598

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Parameters Imaged: elastic scattering of electrons
Source of Contrast: differences in deposition of metal shadow
Visualization Methods: visualization of contiguous regions
Processing History: unprocessed raw data

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: dispersed cells in vitro

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	670px	——
Y	576px	——