False-colour Sem Of Cells From The Lens Of The Eye
by Prof. P. Motta/dept. Of Anatomy/university \la Sapienza\", Rome/science Photo Library"
Title
False-colour Sem Of Cells From The Lens Of The Eye
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Prof. P. Motta/dept. Of Anatomy/university \la Sapienza\", Rome/science Photo Library"
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Lens of the eye. False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of fibre-like cells that form the lens of the eye. Lens cells run diagonally (dark green) across this field of view. The transparency of the lens (width 4 millimetres) is due to the absence of nuclei in these cells, and to the crystalline precision of their arrangement. The zip-like rows of ball-and-socket joints (seen here) that bind these cells together may also play a part. The cells of the lens are called fibres because of their dimensions, with lengths of 10 millimetres and diameters of 5 micrometres. Magnification: x2900 at 6x7cm size. Magnification: x4500 at 4x5 inches size.
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September 11th, 2018
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