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CIL:41111*  Cite 
Description

A transmission electron micrograph of a Leydig cell isolated from guinea pig testes.The eccentric nucleus and several pale lipid droplets are visible. Numerous mitochondria and smooth endoplasmic reticulum are also visible.

Technical Details

This image was originally published as Figure 6 in Kukucka, Mark A. and Hara P. Misra. Andrologia 26(4):217-24 (1994), which has been published in final form at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0272.1994.tb00791.x/abstract;jsessionid=2082D75B22193F4707988B0AFCE34D3C.d03t04

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Cavia porcellus
Cell Type
Leydig cell
Cellular Component
nucleus
lipid particle
mitochondrion
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Biological Context
Biological Process
organelle organization
Attribution
Names
Mark A. Kukucka
Published
Andrologia 26(4):217-24 (1994
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL41111
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil41111
Grouping This image is part of a group.
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Parameters Imaged
electron density
Source of Contrast
differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods
lead salt
uranyl salt
Sample Preparation
Methods
formaldehyde fixed tissue
glutaraldehyde fixed tissue
picric acid fixation
ethanol dehydration
tissue in epoxy resin embedment
Relation To Intact Cell
microtome-sectioned tissue
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 960px ——
Y 775px ——