Cross section of a damselfly flight muscle stained for F-actin (Texas Red-phalloidin), DNA (TO-PRO-3) and acetylated tubulin (anti-Ac-Tub mAb).
The radial/lamellar organization of sarcomeres (blue/teal) is typical for an odonate tubular muscle; I haven't observed it in any other insect/invertebrate (yet). Bundles of motorneuron axons trunks are shown in red.
Imaged on Zeiss LSM 880. Objective magnification 63x.
Damselfly wing muscle cross section
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Re: Damselfly wing muscle cross section
All them are excellent images, most interesting and enjoyable.
Any chance of seeing a longitudinal section showing the striations?
Any chance of seeing a longitudinal section showing the striations?
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