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Transmission Electron Microscope Collection

The transmission electron microscope (TEM) has revolutionized our understanding of the intricate world within our bodies

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Synapse nerve junction, TEM

Synapse nerve junction, TEM
Synapse. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a synapse, a junction between two nerve cells, in the brain. At a synapse an electrical signal is transmitted from one cell to the next in

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Rough endoplasmic reticulum, TEM

Rough endoplasmic reticulum, TEM
Rough endoplasmic reticulum, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). This section shows the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER, folds, centre), a membranous structure that occurs in cells

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Regenerating nerve cell, TEM

Regenerating nerve cell, TEM
Regenerating nerve cell. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a nerve axon (blue) regenerating within a Schwann cell (light brown)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Myelination of nerve fibres, TEM

Myelination of nerve fibres, TEM
Myelination of nerve fibres. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Schwann cells (blue, with brown nuclei) insulating nerve fibres (axons, pink) with a myelin sheath

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Basophil white blood cell

Basophil white blood cell. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a basophil white blood cell. Basophils are the smallest and rarest of the white blood cells

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Regenerating nerve cell, TEM

Regenerating nerve cell, TEM
Regenerating nerve cell. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a nerve axon (yellow) regenerating within a Schwann cell (blue). The Schwann cells nucleus is black

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Nerve cell, TEM

Nerve cell, TEM
Nerve cell. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a nerve cell body in cross- section. The cell has a large nucleus (yellow) and inner nucleolus (red)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Myelination of nerve fibres, TEM

Myelination of nerve fibres, TEM
Myelination of nerve fibres. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Schwann cells (red, with blue nuclei) insulating nerve fibres (axons, orange) with a myelin sheath

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Myelinated nerve, TEM

Myelinated nerve, TEM
Myelinated nerve. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of myelinated nerve fibres and Schwann cells. Myelin (purple) is an insulating fatty layer that surrounds nerve fibres (axons)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Mitochondrion, TEM

Mitochondrion, TEM
Mitochondrion. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of mitochondria (green/blue) in heart muscle. Mitochondria are organelles found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Eye muscle, TEM C014 / 1468

Eye muscle, TEM C014 / 1468
Eye muscle. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a striated muscle cell from the ciliary muscle of a human eye

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Purkinje nerve cell, TEM C014 / 0583

Purkinje nerve cell, TEM C014 / 0583
Purkinje nerve cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a purkinje nerve cell (green) from the cerebellum of the brain, showing the cell body (centre) and its primary dendrite (cell process)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Nerve synapse, TEM

Nerve synapse, TEM
Nerve synapse. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the neuron (nerve) terminal at a synapse in the diaphragm

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Vesicular stomatitis virus, TEM

Vesicular stomatitis virus, TEM
Vesicular stomatitis virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) particles (blue) budding from a host cell (red)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Pancreatic acinar cell

Pancreatic acinar cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an enzyme-secreting acinar cell in the human pancreas, showing part of the nucleus (round, far left)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Hepatocyte liver cell, TEM

Hepatocyte liver cell, TEM
Hepatocyte liver cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an hepatocyte liver cell, showing rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER, dark lines)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Liver tissue, TEM

Liver tissue, TEM
Liver tissue. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through the liver, showing part of a radial cord of hepatocyte liver cells (dark) and the vascular sinusoids (white)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Cartilage cell, TEM C014 / 1433

Cartilage cell, TEM C014 / 1433
Cartilage cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a chondrocyte cell from hyaline cartilage of the trachea (windpipe)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Cartilage cell, TEM C014 / 1434

Cartilage cell, TEM C014 / 1434
Cartilage cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a chondrocyte cell from hyaline cartilage of the trachea (windpipe)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Goblet cells

Goblet cells. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through goblet cells in the lining of the small intestine, part of the digestive tract. They are full of mucus (yellow)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Mitochondria, TEM

Mitochondria, TEM
Mitochondria. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of mitochondria (red) in heart muscle. Mitochondria are organelles found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Spirochete bacteria, TEM

Spirochete bacteria, TEM
Spirochete bacteria, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Spirochetes are bacteria with helically coiled cells

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Yeast cells, TEM

Yeast cells, TEM
Yeast cells, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). The cell wall is shown in blue, cytoplasm in red, and vacuole in green. Yeast is a single-celled fungus that reproduces asexually

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Eosinophil white blood cell, TEM C014 / 1438

Eosinophil white blood cell, TEM C014 / 1438
Eosinophil white blood cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an eosinophil. Eosinophils, like all white blood cells, are part of the bodys immune system

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Bladder lining, TEM C014 / 1473

Bladder lining, TEM C014 / 1473
Bladder lining. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through the epithelial cells that line of a human bladder, showing large flat vesicles (large, blue)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Intestinal gland cell, TEM C014 / 1441

Intestinal gland cell, TEM C014 / 1441
Intestinal gland cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an undifferentiated cell from the intestinal tract, showing extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Intestinal gland cell, TEM C014 / 1440

Intestinal gland cell, TEM C014 / 1440
Intestinal gland cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an undifferentiated cell from the intestinal tract, showing extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Cartilage cell, TEM C014 / 1432

Cartilage cell, TEM C014 / 1432
Cartilage cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a chondrocyte cell from hyaline cartilage of the trachea (windpipe)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Eosinophil white blood cell, TEM C014 / 1437

Eosinophil white blood cell, TEM C014 / 1437
Eosinophil white blood cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an eosinophil. Eosinophils, like all white blood cells, are part of the bodys immune system

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Brain nerve cells, TEM C014 / 0357

Brain nerve cells, TEM C014 / 0357
Brain nerve cells. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through brain tissue from the cerebral cortex, showing numerous neurons (nerve cells) surrounded by axons and dendrites

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Eosinophil white blood cell, TEM C014 / 1439

Eosinophil white blood cell, TEM C014 / 1439
Eosinophil white blood cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an eosinophil. Eosinophils, like all white blood cells, are part of the bodys immune system

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Reovirus particles, TEM C016 / 9443

Reovirus particles, TEM C016 / 9443
Reovirus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of numerous reovirus particles (virions, round). Reoviruses affect the gastrointestinal system and respiratory tract

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, TEM C016 / 9458

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, TEM C016 / 9458
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a Staphylococcus aureus bacterium (round) in skin tissue. S

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Yellow fever virus particles, TEM C016 / 9468

Yellow fever virus particles, TEM C016 / 9468
Yellow fever virus particles. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of yellow fever virus particles (virions, yellow). Yellow fever is endemic in tropical Africa and South America

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Yellow fever virus particles, TEM C016 / 9469

Yellow fever virus particles, TEM C016 / 9469
Yellow fever virus particles. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of yellow fever virus particles (virions, green). Yellow fever is endemic in tropical Africa and South America

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: SARS virus particles, TEM C016 / 9445

SARS virus particles, TEM C016 / 9445
SARS virus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a tissue sample infected with numerous SARS coronavirus particles (virions, dark, round)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Polio virus particles, TEM C016 / 9436

Polio virus particles, TEM C016 / 9436
Poliovirus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of poliovirus particles (round). Poliovirus infects children causing the disease poliomyelitis, or infantile paralysis

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: St. Louis encephalitis virus particles C016 / 9453

St. Louis encephalitis virus particles C016 / 9453
St. Louis encephalitis virus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a mosquito salivary gland containing numerous Saint Louis encephalitis virus particles

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, TEM C016 / 9457

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, TEM C016 / 9457
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a Staphylococcus aureus bacterium (blue) in skin tissue. S

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Smallpox virus particles, TEM C016 / 9447

Smallpox virus particles, TEM C016 / 9447
Smallpox virus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a tissue sample infected with numerous Variola virus particles (virions, brown)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Spumavirus particles, TEM C016 / 9452

Spumavirus particles, TEM C016 / 9452
Spumavirus virus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a tissue sample infected with numerous spumavirus particles (virions, yellow)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Varicella zoster virus particles, TEM C016 / 9466

Varicella zoster virus particles, TEM C016 / 9466
Varicella zoster virus particles. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of varicella zoster virus (VZV) particles (virions) from a patient with chickenpox

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Reovirus particles, TEM C016 / 9444

Reovirus particles, TEM C016 / 9444
Reovirus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of numerous reovirus particles (virions, blue). Reoviruses affect the gastrointestinal system and respiratory tract

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, TEM C016 / 9455

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, TEM C016 / 9455
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria four hours after infection of pulmonary epithelial cells. S

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Polio virus particles, TEM C016 / 9437

Polio virus particles, TEM C016 / 9437
Poliovirus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of poliovirus particles (orange). Poliovirus infects children causing the disease poliomyelitis, or infantile paralysis

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Legionella infected protozoan, TEM C016 / 9412

Legionella infected protozoan, TEM C016 / 9412
Legionella infected protozoan. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a single-celled Tetrahymena pyriformis protozoan, infected with Legionella pneumophila bacteria (yellow)

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Varicella zoster virus particles, TEM C016 / 9467

Varicella zoster virus particles, TEM C016 / 9467
Varicella zoster virus particles. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of varicella zoster virus (VZV) particles (virions) from a patient with chickenpox

Background imageTransmission Electron Microscope Collection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, TEM C016 / 9456

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, TEM C016 / 9456
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria four hours after infection of pulmonary epithelial cells. S



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The transmission electron microscope (TEM) has revolutionized our understanding of the intricate world within our bodies. With its high-resolution imaging capabilities, it allows us to delve deep into the microscopic realm and explore various cellular structures and processes. In the synapse nerve junction, TEM reveals a complex network of connections between neurons, highlighting their crucial role in transmitting signals throughout the nervous system. The rough endoplasmic reticulum, as seen through TEM, showcases its ribosome-studded surface responsible for protein synthesis. Witnessing a regenerating nerve cell under TEM provides insight into the remarkable ability of these cells to repair and restore function after injury. Meanwhile, observing a basophil white blood cell with this powerful microscope sheds light on its involvement in immune responses against allergens and parasites. TEM also unravels the fascinating process of myelination of nerve fibers - an essential mechanism for efficient signal conduction. Through detailed images captured by TEM, we can observe how myelin sheaths wrap around nerve fibers like protective insulation. Exploring further into nerve cells using TEM exposes their intricate structure comprising dendrites, axons, and synaptic terminals that enable communication within the nervous system. Additionally, mitochondria – often referred to as "the powerhouse of the cell" – are revealed in astonishing detail through TEM's lens. With precise imaging capabilities offered by TEM C014 / 1468, we can examine eye muscles at an unprecedented level. This aids in understanding their unique properties related to movement and coordination. Finally, studying Purkinje nerve cells with TEM C014 / 0583 allows us to appreciate their distinctive morphology within cerebellar tissue – characterized by elaborate branching patterns that contribute to motor coordination. In summary, transmission electron microscopy opens up a whole new dimension in biology research by providing unparalleled insights into cellular structures such as synapses, endoplasmic reticulum dynamics or regeneration processes while unraveling mysteries surrounding immune responses or myelination.