Cultured chicken embryonic cardiomyocyte fixed and stained for alpha-actinin using a monoclonal antibody and Alexa-546 as a secondary fluorescent antibody. Imaged by widefield epifluorescence on a Zei...

Figure 434 from Chapter 16 (Cytoplasmic matrix and cytoskeleton) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Vascular smooth muscle cell in cross section shows myosin and actin filaments distribut...

Figure 191 from Chapter 5 (Endoplasmic Reticulum) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. A thin section through frog sartorius muscle shows the organization of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in am...

Transmission electron micrograph of rat sartorius striated muscle showing the regular arrangement of the actin-myosin myofilaments and abundant mitochondria. This 1956 TEM image has historical value...

Figure 195 from Chapter 5 (Endoplasmic Reticulum) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Selective staining of tubular invaginations of the sarcolemma in the tibialis anterior of the mouse. F...

Cultured chicken embryonic cardiomyocyte transfected with GFP control vector in the nucleus, stained with alpha-actinin at the Z-lines in red and Tropomodulin1 (at the pointed ends of the actin filame...

Transmission electron micrograph showing an over view of muscle tissue configuration from a mouse cardiac muscle ventricle. This image shows muscle to muscle connection and the abundance of mitochond...

Rabbit psoas skeletal muscle fibers were held at constant length and rigor induced by immersion in glycerol. The fibers were quick-frozen by contact with a liquid helium- cooled copper block in a Heu...

Rabbit psoas skeletal muscle fibers were held at constant length and rigor induced by immersion in glycerol. The fibers were quick-frozen by contact with a liquid helium- cooled copper block in a Heu...

Transmission electron micrograph of nerve cells at the thigh muscle motor end plate. The motor end plate is the highly-excitable region of muscle fiber plasma membrane responsible for initiation of a...