Transmission electron micrograph of four longitudinally cut ventricle muscle fibers of mouse cardiac tissue. Muscle fibers are multinucleate celsl composed of myofibrils that contract when stimulated. Also visible is the external lamina, which separates each muscle fiber into individual units.
Biological Process: Ventricular cardiac myofibril development
Primary fixation included: 2.5 % glutaraldehyde, 2% formaldehyde in 0.1 M Na-phosphate buffer, pH 7.4. Post-fixed in 2% OSO4 in 0.1 M Na-phosphate buffer, pH 7.4. Stained en bloc in 1% uranyl acetate. The tissue was then dehydrated in a graded series of ethanol and infiltrated with Spurr’s resin. Thin sections of 70 nm were trimmed using a diamond knife and post-stained in uranyl acetate and lead citrate. This micrograph image was taken using a Phillips CM 100 transmission electron microscope at an accelerating voltage of 80kV.
Author: Marian Rice
Source: The Cell: An Image Library
