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Description

This movie shows a Crane fly Nephrotoma suturalis sperm cell at metaphase of meiosis. Images were captured every 15 seconds for 35 minutes of cell division using polarized light microscopy. Eighth Prize, 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Technical Details

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Nephrotoma suturalis
Cell Type: sperm
Cellular Component: nuclear chromosome; spindle

Biological Context

Biological Process

Attribution

Names: James LaFountain; Rudolf Oldenbourg; 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
Link: 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Compet...
OTHER: State University of NY at Buffalo,; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL40983
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil40983

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: polarization microscopy
Parameters Imaged: UV/visible/IR photons
Source of Contrast: intrinsic birefringence
Visualization Methods: relative retadation measurement
Processing History: colorized

Sample Preparation

Methods: living tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	603px	——
Y	503px	——

Time	2100 seconds	15