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Description

Differential interference contrast image of a Paramecium (unicellular ciliate protozoa) surface. The image shows three water vacuoles contracting. Specimen observed at 100x. Judges' Special Award for Technical Merit, 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Technical Details

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Paramecium
Cellular Component: contractile vacuole

Biological Context

Biological Process: contractile vacuole discharge

Attribution

Names: Norman Shedlo; 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
Link: 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Compet...
OTHER: Hyattsville, Maryland, USA

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL41402
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil41402

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: differential interference contrast microscopy
Parameters Imaged: optical path length gradient
Source of Contrast: boundaries between regions with different refractive index

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	3504px	——
Y	2336px	——