Title |
Alveolar macrophage in lung (rat) |
Creator |
Poels, Lambert G. |
Contributor |
Lambert G. Poels, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen; Paul H. K. Jap, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen |
Date |
2006-09-28 |
Subject |
Pneumocyte I; Alveolar macrophages |
Description |
Electron microscopy. A wandering alveolar macrophage (1) migrates through an alveolar pore from an alveolar space (A1) into another (A2). Note the dark lysosomal structures and abundant organelles in its cytoplasm. The thin lining type I alveolar cell is hardly discernable (thin arrows →). Interstitial cells are marked with (**). Capillaries (2) are indicated with erythrocytes or platelets. |
Subtype |
Image |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ |
Collection |
Poja Histology Collection - Respiratory System Subset |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s689484q |
Setname |
ehsl_heal |
ID |
890718 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s689484q |