Nerve synapses on muscle, SEM
P360/0291 Rights Managed
530 pixels on longest edge, unwatermarked
Request/Download high-res file
Uncompressed file size: 28.8MB
Downloadable file size: 2.7MB
Please login to use the price calculator
Credit: DON FAWCETT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Caption: Nerve synapses. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the junctions between a nerve cell (green) and a muscle fibre (red). Such junctions are known as synapses. The nerve cell (motor neuron) ends in a group of pads called end plates. The end plate holds neurotransmitter chemicals. When activated, the end plate releases a neurotransmitter, which is taken up by receptors on the muscle's side of the synapse. This makes the muscle contract. In neuromuscular synapses such as this, the neurotransmitter is the chemical acetylcholine. Magnification unknown.
Release details: Model release not required. Property release not required.
Keywords: anatomy, cells, coloured, end plate, fibre, fibres, healthy, human body, images, junction, magnified image, microscopic photos, motor, muscle, muscular, nerve cell, nervous, neuromuscular, neuron, neurone, neurones, neurons, neurotransmitter, normal, plates, scanning electron micrograph, sem, subjects, synapse, synapses, system
Licence fees: A licence fee will be charged for any media (low or high resolution) used in your project.