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The stereo electron micrographs presented on this page are all obtained from the brain cortex of a 25 month old, "demented" transgenic mouse. 50,000X magnification.
Last change: 08/20/07
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Here, you can view many of our classic electron micrographs, ranging all the way from 1980 to the present day.
Last change: 10/24/07
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Dictyostelium has been used as a model organism in molecular biology and genetics, and is studied as an example of cell communication, differentiation, and programmed cell death.
Last change: 09/16/07
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The endoplasmic reticulum or ER (endoplasmic means "within the cytoplasm", reticulum means "little net") is an organelle found in all eukaryotic cells. The ER modifies proteins, makes macromolecules, and transfers substances throughout the cell.
Last change: 09/16/07
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NSF, the oligomeric ATPase involved in membrane fusion, is a hollow 10 x 16 nm cylinder whose conformation depends upon nucleotide binding.
Last change: 09/18/07
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Helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin (VacA) is a bacterial protein toxin that forms water-soluble oligomeric complexes, and can somehow insert into lipid bilayers to produce anion-selective channels.
Last change: 09/20/07
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