The macronucleus (mac) contains microtubules (mt) that lie inside a seemingly intact nuclear envelope (ne). Microtubules orient along the axis of macronuclear elongation in the form of small bundles. The section is immunogold labeled with anti-b-tubulin. ly, lysosome; m, mitochondrion; no, nucleolus. EM taken on 7/5/96 by R. Allen with Zeiss 10A TEM. Neg. 12,000X. Bar = 0.5 µm. |
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