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Fig. 5: polysomes and rough ER

Many ribosomes (dark dots) are ordered into whorls and spirals, collectively called polysomes, on the surface of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (rer). m, mitochondrion with tubular cristae. EM taken on 5/23/69 by R. Allen with Philips 300 TEM. Neg. 18,500X. Bar = 0.5µm.
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