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Description

Adult mouse hippocampus, a region of the brain involved in learning and memory, showing reactive astroglia (pale yellow) that have proliferated and enlarged in response to neuronal activity over time. The image was created from a confocal microscopy Z-stack of 7 slices. Honorable Mention, 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®

Technical Details

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Mus musculus
Cell Type: astrocyte
Cellular Component: cell projection

Biological Context

Biological Process: glial cell proliferation
Mouse Gross Anatomy: TS25,hippocampus,cerebral cortex

Attribution

Names: Sandra Dieni; 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
Link: 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Compe...
OTHER: Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL41561
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil41561

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: confocal microscopy
Parameters Imaged: fluorescence emission
Processing History: z stack projection

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	1782px	——
Y	1800px	——