Nevermore Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 My sister has an infected lymph node, and I was having a look at some of her puss. I found this. What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Tycho?] Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Nice picture. What did you use to take that? I know nothing about bio, so can't help with your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore Posted September 9, 2006 Author Share Posted September 9, 2006 I just lined my camera up with my microscope eye peice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hegemony Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Perhaps with a scale or some H&E staining it would be easier to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 That is at 400x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucaspa Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 It's mononuclear. Probably a monocyte or a leukocyte. You say it was in the pus? Then possibly a dying monocyte or leukocyte. That would account for the odd shape (both cells should be spherical). Or perhaps your processing squished it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hades Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 thats beautiful. thick membrane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 aahh star trek communicator badge disease. she'll be fine in a few days but might not be able to contact the enterprise if the is an ion flux in the atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucaspa Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 thats beautiful. thick membrane I don't think the thick portion is the membrane. I think it is an artifact of the processing. I suspect it is the edges of the liquid in which the cell is suspended -- the rest has dried up. The cell membrane parallels the thick part just inside it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluenoise Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I'd say that you're correct. The thick part and curve at the bottom is probably part of the environment around the cell. Probably some water combined with various glycoproteins/ other cell matrix materials producing a kind of jelly effect. The object within is probably a White blood cells (a.k.a. leukocytes). Staining it would really help but it does look somewhat like one of these no? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukocyte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucaspa Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I'd say that you're correct. The thick part and curve at the bottom is probably part of the environment around the cell. Probably some water combined with various glycoproteins/ other cell matrix materials producing a kind of jelly effect. The object within is probably a White blood cells (a.k.a. leukocytes). Staining it would really help but it does look somewhat like one of these no? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukocyte I think so. I'd say "monocyte" but it could easily be one of the granulocytes. The OPer said he got this from a sample of pus. So the thick part would be consistent with water combined with proteins/components left over from dead bacteria and cells. We don't know much more about the processing of the tissue, and I don't think the poster has access to stains, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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