Glancing section of cell wall showing the underlaying microtubules of the cytoskeleton

Photographer

Newcomb, Eldon

Summary

• Transmission electron micrograph
• The transmission electron micrographs included in this collection were all the work of Dr. Eldon Newcomb. Dr. Newcomb was a pioneer in the fixing and preparation of plant tissue for viewing with the transmission electron microscope. Dr. Newcomb generously allowed me to scan a sampling of his glass plates on a flat bed scanner. I do not have documentation about the source of the tissue scanned. However, each of these examples illustrates good generic views of plant cellular ultrastructure.
• This section was made parallel to the cell wall and cut through it and through part of the underlaying cytoplasm. This reveals the system of microtubules that are positioned just below the plasma membrane of plant cells,