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Light and Electron Microscope Images

Mon, 02/11/2013 - 13:33 -- laurie

These plant anatomy images were taken by Katherine Esau.

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Sunflower stem, dicot, cross sect. x27
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Corn stem, monocot, cross sect. x9.5
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Avocado stem, longitudinal sect. x 58
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Buckeye wood, cross sect. x40.
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Tomato root, cross sect. x110
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Fig leaf, cross sect. of blade, x63.
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Corn root, cross sect. Large cells are xylem.
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Carrot root, longitudinal sect. x188
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Bean leaf, cross sect. of blade, x100.
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Wheat leaf, cross sect. showing stoma along edges, x320
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Hibiscus flower, cross sect. x20
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Daisy flower, longitudinal sect. of bud, x15
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Chokecherry flower, cross sect. x27
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Cucumber fruit, cross sect. x11.5
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Pear fruit, cross sect. x6.5
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Chloroplast, electron microscope x10,000
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Sugar beet cross sect. electron microscope x2400. Center cell contains 3 chloroplasts, a nucleus and several vacuoles.
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Tobacco, cell division (mitosis), elec. microscope x4,000.
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Pecan wood, cross sect. x70
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Sugar maple wood, cross sect. x70

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