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Figure 5

From: Analysis of nuclear fiber cell compaction in transparent and cataractous diabetic human lenses by scanning electron microscopy

Figure 5

Stereo imaging of a cataractous diabetic lens nucleus at increasing magnification. (A) Stereo pair of the fetal and embryonic nuclei. The asterisks designate the anterior and posterior fetal Y-suture planes. (B) Stereo pair of inner nuclear cells. Note the numerous membrane compaction folds (arrows) along the flat face of each fiber cell. (C) Stereo pair of inner nuclear fiber cells at high magnification. Note the intricate furrowed membrane domains (white arrow) on the surfaces of each cell and the interlocking edge processes (black arrow) at the cellular junctions. The scale bar is 10 μm in each image.

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