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Description

Confocal micrograph showing the complex connectivity at the neuromuscular junction of Drosophila (fruit fly). Muscle fibers shown in red and nerve fibers into neruomuscular junction shown in blue and green. Honorable Mention, 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Technical Details

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Drosophila melanogaster
Cell Type: muscle cell; neuron
Cellular Component: neuromuscular junction

Biological Context

Biological Process: neuromuscular junction development

Attribution

Names: Timothy Mosca; 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
Link: 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Compe...
OTHER: http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/staticgallery/2010/hm34.html;;;2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL41833
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil41833

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: confocal microscopy
Parameters Imaged: fluorescence emission
Source of Contrast: distribution of a specific protein

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	1600px	——
Y	1600px	——