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CIL:35282*  Cite 
Description

Primary rat hepatocytes in culture fixed and stained for beta-tubulin. The microtubules form a network throughout the cytoplasm. In this image they are seen originating from a brighter and denser region adjacent to the cell nucleus. This is a single optical section where the cell meets the substrate collected by widefield fluorescence microscopy with a Photometrics camera with a KAF1400 chip. The imaging was performed at a microscopy course at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in October 1993 and deconvolved on VayTec software running on a Macintosh computer. At the time, deconvolution was new and novel for use by biologists.

Technical Details

Image was collected with 1 60X, 63X, or 100X oil immersion objective with a numerical aperture of 1.25 such that each pixel size was 0.23 X 0.23 um. The image was collected as part of a Z series with step size of 0.53 um. A Photometrics cooled CCD camera based on the KAF1400 chip was used.

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Rattus rattus
Cell Type
hepatocyte
Cellular Component
microtubule organizing center
cytoplasmic microtubule
Biological Context
Biological Process
interphase
Mouse Gross Anatomy
TS25,liver
Attribution
Names
Michael Cammer
Phyllis Novikoff
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL35282
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil35282
Grouping This image is part of a group.
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
fluorescence microscopy
Parameters Imaged
fluorescence emission
Source of Contrast
distribution of a specific protein
Visualization Methods
Rhodamine
primary antibody plus labeled secondary antibody
Processing History
3D-deconvolution
Data Qualifiers
processed data
suitable for spatial measurements
Sample Preparation
Methods
formaldehyde fixed tissue
glutaraldehyde fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell
dispersed cells in vitro
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 512px 0.232µm
Y 512px 0.232µm