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The nucleus of a degenerating human tendon cell, also known as a tenocyte. It has been color-coded based on the density of chromatin—a substance made up of DNA and proteins. Areas of low chromatin density are shown in blue, and areas of high chromatin density are shown in red. This image was captured using Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM). Related to images 6887 and 6888.
Melike Lakadamyali, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Su Chin Heo, Melike Lakadamyali’s lab, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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