Rat Testicle Images with New Technique (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Rat Testicle Images with New Technique

Caption

This shows 3D renderings of rat testicle (different cuts through the same tomogram). Detail within the image shows the epididymis (blue), adipose tissue (yellowish) and the testis itself. Inside the testis, clearly visible are the seminiferous tubules (with concentric structure) and the vessels (in dark red) especially visible at the edges of the organ. Image data collected at ESRF beamline ID19

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ESRF/I. Zanette

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