Cytology, Embryology and Genetics - The Animal Cell
Composed of 12 microscope-prepared slides selected from animal cytology.
- Squamous epithelium - Isolated cells from the human mouth
Striated muscle, showing nucleus. Striations. Compact bone and hyaline cartilage; two sections for comparison.
Isolated nerve fibers, fixed and stained with osmotic acid to show myelin sheath and Ranvier nodes.
- Salamander liver, simple animal cells
Mouse kidney, staining vital to show storage
- Cat ovary, image showing primary, secondary and Graafian follicles
- Frog testes, st. showing spermatogenesis 5009e Salamander larva, st. of skin and other selected organs to show cell division (mitosis)
- Uterus of Ascaris megalocephala, stained to show meiosis with chromosomes and spindles.
- Salivary gland of a Chironomus larva. Giant chromosomes showing large chromomeres. Stained for DNA (Feulgen).
- Psammechinus (sea urchin) eggs. Unfertilized eggs, fertilized eggs. Early stages of cleavage.