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Transmission Electron Microscope Collection (#3)

The transmission electron microscope (TEM) has revolutionized our understanding of the intricate world within our bodies

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Enterocyte, TEM

Enterocyte, TEM
Enterocyte. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through the cytoplasm and part of the nucleus of an enterocyte cell located in a crypt of Lieberkuhn of the small intestine

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Islet of Langerhans, TEM

Islet of Langerhans, TEM
Islet of Langerhans. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through cells clustered in an islet of Langerhans in the pancreas

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Capillary, TEM

Capillary, TEM
Capillary. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a capillary, showing two red blood cells (erythrocytes, black) in its interior

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Kidney mitochondria, TEM

Kidney mitochondria, TEM
Kidney mitochondria. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a kidney tubule, showing numerous mitochondria (blue)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Dividing cell, TEM

Dividing cell, TEM
Dividing cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a cell dividing through the process of mitosis

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Myelinated nerve tissue, TEM

Myelinated nerve tissue, TEM
Myelinated nerve tissue. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through myelinated nerve fibres (axons). Each axon is coated with many layers of myelin

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Ovarian follicle, TEM

Ovarian follicle, TEM
Ovarian follicle. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an ovary, showing a primary follicle. Primary follicles contain a central oocyte (female germ cell)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Smooth muscle tissue, TEM

Smooth muscle tissue, TEM
Smooth muscle tissue. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a longitudinal section through smooth muscle cells. Smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped and often closely packed together

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Anterior pituitary gland, TEM

Anterior pituitary gland, TEM
Anterior pituitary gland. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through cells of the anterior pituitary. The anterior pituitary, or adenohypophysis

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Intestinal brush border, TEM

Intestinal brush border, TEM
Intestinal brush border. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of intestinal absorptive cells sectioned horizontally at their apex to show the surface microvilli (round)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Enteroendocrine cell, TEM

Enteroendocrine cell, TEM
Enteroendocrine cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an enteroendocrine cell within a gland of the stomach

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Eye muscle, TEM C014 / 1467

Eye muscle, TEM C014 / 1467
Eye muscle. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a striated muscle cell from the ciliary muscle of a human eye

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Intestinal gland cell, TEM C014 / 1442

Intestinal gland cell, TEM C014 / 1442
Intestinal gland cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an undifferentiated cell from the intestinal tract, showing extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Trachea lining, TEM C014 / 1469

Trachea lining, TEM C014 / 1469
Trachea lining. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a longitudinal section through the lining of the trachea (windpipe), which links the larynx (voicebox) to the lungs

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Eye muscle, TEM C014 / 1466

Eye muscle, TEM C014 / 1466
Eye muscle. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a striated muscle cell from the ciliary muscle of a human eye

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: High endothelial venule, TEM C014 / 1446

High endothelial venule, TEM C014 / 1446
High endothelial venule. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a high endothelial venule (HEV). Venules are tiny veins that transport deoxygenated blood from the capillary beds

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Intestinal microvilli, SEM C014 / 1452

Intestinal microvilli, SEM C014 / 1452
Intestinal microvilli. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (SEM) of a transverse section through microvilli, showing their interiors

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Sperm tails, TEM C014 / 1463

Sperm tails, TEM C014 / 1463
Sperm tails. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of sections through the tails of sperm (spermatozoa) cells at various levels

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Intestinal microvilli, SEM C014 / 1451

Intestinal microvilli, SEM C014 / 1451
Intestinal microvilli. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (SEM) of a transverse section through microvilli, showing their interiors

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Trachea lining, TEM C014 / 1471

Trachea lining, TEM C014 / 1471
Trachea lining. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a transverse section through the lining of the trachea (windpipe), which links the larynx (voicebox) to the lungs

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: High endothelial venule, TEM C014 / 1445

High endothelial venule, TEM C014 / 1445
High endothelial venule. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a high endothelial venule (HEV). Venules are tiny veins that transport deoxygenated blood from the capillary beds

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Sperm tails, TEM C014 / 1465

Sperm tails, TEM C014 / 1465
Sperm tails. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of sections through the tails of sperm (spermatozoa) cells at various levels

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Intestinal microvilli, TEM C014 / 1454

Intestinal microvilli, TEM C014 / 1454
Intestinal microvilli. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an epithelial cell from a human small intestine, showing the densely packed microvilli

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Intestinal microvilli, TEM C014 / 1453

Intestinal microvilli, TEM C014 / 1453
Intestinal microvilli. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an epithelial cell from a human small intestine, showing the densely packed microvilli

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Monocyte white blood cell, TEM

Monocyte white blood cell, TEM
Monocyte white blood cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a monocyte white blood cell, showing the cell nucleus (blue)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Sperm tails, TEM C014 / 1464

Sperm tails, TEM C014 / 1464
Sperm tails. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of sections through the tails of sperm (spermatozoa) cells at various levels

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Trachea lining, TEM C014 / 1470

Trachea lining, TEM C014 / 1470
Trachea lining. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a longitudinal section through the lining of the trachea (windpipe), which links the larynx (voicebox) to the lungs

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Trachea lining, TEM C014 / 1472

Trachea lining, TEM C014 / 1472
Trachea lining. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a transverse section through the lining of the trachea (windpipe), which links the larynx (voicebox) to the lungs

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Nerve fibre node, TEM C014 / 1458

Nerve fibre node, TEM C014 / 1458
Nerve fibre node. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a longitudinal section through a nerve fibre at a node of Ranvier, showing the nerve tissue (red) and the myelin sheath (dark blue)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Intestinal arteriole, TEM

Intestinal arteriole, TEM
Intestinal arteriole. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an arteriole in the wall of the small intestine. Magnification: x5000 when printed 10 centimetres wide

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Muscle arteriole, TEM

Muscle arteriole, TEM
Muscle arteriole. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an arteriole (black, centre) in striated muscle tissue. Magnification: x3500 when printed 10 centimetres wide

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Arteriole, TEM

Arteriole, TEM
Arteriole. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a small calibre arterial vessel called an arteriole

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Smooth endoplasmic reticulum, TEM

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum, TEM
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) showing smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER, thin lines) inside a cell that is synthesising steroid hormones

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Small bowel epithelium, TEM

Small bowel epithelium, TEM
Small bowel epithelium. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through the epithelial lining of a villus in the small bowel, showing the enterocyte cells

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Brain nerve cells, TEM C014 / 0356

Brain nerve cells, TEM C014 / 0356
Brain nerve cells. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through brain tissue from the cerebral cortex, showing numerous neurons (nerve cells) surrounded by axons and dendrites

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Brain cell, TEM C014 / 0358

Brain cell, TEM C014 / 0358
Brain cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an oligodendrocyte in human brain tissue. Oligodendrocytes occur in both the white

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Brain cell, TEM C014 / 0359

Brain cell, TEM C014 / 0359
Brain cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an oligodendrocyte in human brain tissue. Oligodendrocytes occur in both the white

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Purkinje nerve cell, TEM C014 / 0582

Purkinje nerve cell, TEM C014 / 0582
Purkinje nerve cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a purkinje nerve cell (bright yellow, centre) from the cerebellum of the brain

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Islet of Langerhans, TEM C015 / 6418

Islet of Langerhans, TEM C015 / 6418
Islet of Langerhans. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through cells clustered in an islet of Langerhans in the pancreas

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Unmyelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5805

Unmyelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5805
Unmyelinated nerve. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through axon (nerve fibre) bundles of unmyelinated nerves

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Unmyelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5804

Unmyelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5804
Unmyelinated nerve. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through axon (nerve fibre) bundles of unmyelinated nerves

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Retinal rod cell, TEM C013 / 4805

Retinal rod cell, TEM C013 / 4805
Retinal rod cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a rod cell from the retina of an eye, showing the inner segment (bottom) filled with mitochondria (green)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Retinal rod cell, TEM C013 / 4804

Retinal rod cell, TEM C013 / 4804
Retinal rod cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a rod cell from the retina of an eye, showing the inner segment (bottom) filled with mitochondria (green)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Brain cells, TEM C013 / 4801

Brain cells, TEM C013 / 4801
Brain cells. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through oligodendrocytes (dark) in human brain tissue, showing free ribosomes (dark green dots), golgi apparatus (curved brown lines)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Macrophage engulfing a nerve cell, TEM C013 / 4803

Macrophage engulfing a nerve cell, TEM C013 / 4803
Macrophage engulfing a nerve cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a macrophage white blood cell (blue) that has engulfed a nerve cell (neuron, centre)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Brain cells, TEM C013 / 4800

Brain cells, TEM C013 / 4800
Brain cells. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through oligodendrocytes in human brain tissue, showing free ribosomes (dark pink dots), golgi apparatus (curved brown lines)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Nerve cell, TEM C013 / 4797

Nerve cell, TEM C013 / 4797
Nerve cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a neuron (nerve cell), showing characteristic Nissl body (dark blue lines), numerous golgi apparatus (curved green lines)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Brain cell, TEM C013 / 4799

Brain cell, TEM C013 / 4799
Brain cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an oligodendrocyte in human brain tissue, showing free ribosomes (dark brown dots), golgi apparatus (curved orange lines)




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The transmission electron microscope (TEM) has revolutionized our understanding of the intricate world within our bodies. With its high-resolution imaging capabilities, it allows us to delve deep into the microscopic realm and explore various cellular structures and processes. In the synapse nerve junction, TEM reveals a complex network of connections between neurons, highlighting their crucial role in transmitting signals throughout the nervous system. The rough endoplasmic reticulum, as seen through TEM, showcases its ribosome-studded surface responsible for protein synthesis. Witnessing a regenerating nerve cell under TEM provides insight into the remarkable ability of these cells to repair and restore function after injury. Meanwhile, observing a basophil white blood cell with this powerful microscope sheds light on its involvement in immune responses against allergens and parasites. TEM also unravels the fascinating process of myelination of nerve fibers - an essential mechanism for efficient signal conduction. Through detailed images captured by TEM, we can observe how myelin sheaths wrap around nerve fibers like protective insulation. Exploring further into nerve cells using TEM exposes their intricate structure comprising dendrites, axons, and synaptic terminals that enable communication within the nervous system. Additionally, mitochondria – often referred to as "the powerhouse of the cell" – are revealed in astonishing detail through TEM's lens. With precise imaging capabilities offered by TEM C014 / 1468, we can examine eye muscles at an unprecedented level. This aids in understanding their unique properties related to movement and coordination. Finally, studying Purkinje nerve cells with TEM C014 / 0583 allows us to appreciate their distinctive morphology within cerebellar tissue – characterized by elaborate branching patterns that contribute to motor coordination. In summary, transmission electron microscopy opens up a whole new dimension in biology research by providing unparalleled insights into cellular structures such as synapses, endoplasmic reticulum dynamics or regeneration processes while unraveling mysteries surrounding immune responses or myelination.