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Description

Confocal micrograph of a rat cerebral cortex with astrocytes’ (yellow) endfeet wrapping around blood vessels (red). Cell nuclei are cyan. The image was collected using spectral imaging with 50 Z-slices. Honorable Mention, 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Technical Details

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Rattus
Cell Type: astrocyte
Cellular Component: nucleus; astrocyte projection

Biological Context

Biological Process: cerebral cortex development
Mouse Gross Anatomy: blood vessel

Attribution

Names: Madelyn May
Link: 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Compet...
OTHER: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA; 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL41637
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil41637

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: confocal microscopy; spectral imaging
Parameters Imaged: fluorescence emission
Source of Contrast: distribution of epitope
Processing History: z projection

Dimensions

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X	1892px	——
Y	1892px	——