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CIL:10415*  Cite 
Description

DVD quality video of the Contractile Vacuole Complex of Paramecium multimicronucleatum. In vitro CVC rounding/relaxing cycles. An in vitro CV in a ruptured Paramecium cell is surrounded by cytoplasmic vesicles and partially diluted cytoplasmic fluid. The CV periodically rounds and relaxes. One radial arm is visible which can swell as it is still able to accumulate fluid and it then fuses with the CV as the CV relaxes.

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Paramecium multimicronucleatum
Cell Type
eukaryotic cell
Eukaryotic Protist
Ciliated Protist
Cellular Component
contractile vacuole
Biological Context
Biological Process
cellular water homeostasis
Attribution
Names
Tomomi Tani & Richard Allen
Pubmed
10607534
Link
http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL10415
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil10415
Grouping This image is part of a group.
Sample Preparation
Methods
living tissue
Relation To Intact Cell
isolated subcellular component
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 720px ——
Y 480px ——