Electron microscopy

This article collection stuffs about electron microscopy.

Glycogen

Appearance:

• Cytoplasmic, electron dense, not bound by a membrane.

Seen in:

• Glycogen storage disorders.

Tubuloreticular inclusions

Abbreviated TRIs.

Appearance:

• Undulating tubules in the smooth ER, usu. perinuclear.

Seen in:

• Dermatomyositis.
• Inclusion body myositis.

Melanosomes

Appearance:

• Membrane bound, sausage-like shape.

Image(s):

• Melanosomes (nature.com).

Seen in:

• Melanoma.

See also

• Microscope.
• Medical kidney diseases.

External links

• Electron microscopy atlas (uni-mainz.de).