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CIL:39317*  Cite 
Description

The P-face of the ciliary membrane at the base of the cilium has 9 triple rows of IMPs in register with the 9 doublets of the internal axoneme. It is thought that these IMPs may be sites of calcium influx into the base of the cilium for regulating ciliary activity. Also, trichocyst docking sites. TEM taken on 1/6/88 by C. Schroeder with Zeiss 10A operating at 80kV. Neg. 19,800X. The raw negative was scanned with an Epson Perfection V750 Pro and this high resolution image is best used for quantitative analysis. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Paramecium multimicronucleatum
Cell Type
cell by organism
eukaryotic cell
Eukaryotic Protist
Ciliated Protist
Cellular Component
plasma membrane
cilium
trichocyst
trichocyst docking sites
Biological Context
Biological Process
plasma membrane organization
Attribution
Names
Richard Allen (University of Hawaii)
C. Schroeder
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL39317
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil39317
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Imaging
Image Type
transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
illumination by electrons
Image Mode
electron density
Parameters Imaged
elastic scattering of electrons
electron density
elevation
Source of Contrast
differences in deposition of metal shadow
Visualization Methods
transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Processing History
freeze_fracture/freeze_etch
shadowing and plating
recorded image
film
Data Qualifiers
raw, unprocessed data
suitable for spatial measurements
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 4675px 0.76nm
Y 3631px 0.76nm