1. Microfilaments and microtubules
Microfilaments and microtubules. Electron micrograph (Left) of the cytoplasm of a fibroblast, displaying actin microfilaments (MF) and microtubules (MT). Fluorescent micrographs of airway epithelial cells displaying actin microfilaments stained with phalloidin (Middle) and microtubules visualized with an antibody to β-tubulin (Right). Both fluorescent micrographs are counterstained with Hoechst dye (blue) to visualize nuclei. Note the distinct differences in cytoskeletal structure. (Electron 70 micrograph used with permission of E Katchburian; fluorescent micrographs used with permission of Stephanie Manberg.)
Source: Overview of Cellular Physiology in Medical Physiology, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 25e
Citation: Barrett KE, Barman SM, Boitano S, Brooks HL. Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 25e; 2016 Available at: Accessed: October 22, 2017
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