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The Golgi Apparatus. In mammalian cells, the very complex architecture of the membrane system makes understanding the interrelationship of the different organelles within the cell difficult. Their dynamic relationship exists in four dimensions and is hard to capture at nanoscale resolutions. We present...more
Image contributed by Rachid Sougrat, Tim Mrozek, Jeremy Swan, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
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The Cell: An Image Library™ is a freely accessible, easy-to-search, public repository of reviewed and annotated images, videos, and animations of cells from a variety of organisms, showcasing cell architecture, intracellular functionalities, and both normal and abnormal processes. The purpose of this database is to advance research, education, and training, with the ultimate goal of improving human health.
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