EM Flashcards
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PRIMER FOR DIAGNOSTIC CELLULAR ORGANELLES
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PRIMER FOR DIAGNOSTIC CELLULAR ORGANELLES
- MICROVILLI
- INTER/INTRA-CELLULAR LUMENS
- SECRETORY PRODUCTS
- GLYCOCALYX
- MUCIN
- GLYCOGEN
- NEUROSECRETORY GRANULES
- LIPID
- MELANOSOMES
- INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS
- CYTOSKELETON:
- THIN FILAMENTS (6-8 nm) - ACTIN
- INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS (9-11 nm) - KERATIN, VIMENTIN, DESMIN, GFAP, NEUROFILAMENT
- THICK FILAMENTS (12-15 nm) - MYOSIN
- MICROTUBULES
- BASAL LAMINA
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MESOTHELIOMA
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MESOTHELIOMA
- DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
- LONG THIN MICROVILLI
- LENGTH:DIAMETER RATIO 10:1
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NEUROENDOCRINE NEOPLASMS
- NUMEROUS DENSE CORE GRANULES
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Mucin
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Melanosomes
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Melanoma
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Adenocarcinoma
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ALVEOLAR SOFT PART SARCOMA
- DISTINCTIVE LARGE POLYGONAL/RHOMBOID CRYSTALS
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