Journal: PLoS ONE
Article Title: Localisation of Epithelial Cells Capable of Holoclone Formation In Vitro and Direct Interaction with Stromal Cells in the Native Human Limbal Crypt
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094283
Figure Lengend Snippet: Immunohistochemistry reveals much more MelanA positive cells within the LCs than within the non-crypt rich limbal areas (A, B). Serial-block face scanning electron micrographs showing the edge of one limbal crypt (C, D). After manual segmentation and 3D reconstruction (E, F, G) putative LESC (smallest epithelial cell with a high nucleus/cytoplasm ratio) is represented in green, melanocyte (dendritic cell containing electron dense granules) in red, limbal stromal cell in yellow. Blue volumes correspond to nuclei. Continuous line in G corresponds to block face represented in C. Dashed line in G corresponds to block face represented in D. Scale bars: 50 μm (A, B) and 7 μm (C, D).
Article Snippet: SBF scanning electron microscopy datasets were converted into voxels (volumetric picture elements) and areas of interest manually segmented and reconstructed into a 3D volume using Amira (Visage Imaging Inc.).
Techniques: Immunohistochemistry, Blocking Assay