Peri-rhabdomeric Acetylcholine Esterase.

 
Click here for Opilio NotesBack to Opiliones Notes This image is of a cross-section of the rhabdom (r) in Mitopus morio,
as seen in November's picture quiz.

It has been left rather big to show up some of the details, as these are somewhat faint because of the tissue preparation needed to show up enzyme activity.
The key feature is the localization of acetylcholine esterase (AChE),
some of which is marked by the red arrows.
You can click on any of these to see a magnified inset.

The yellow arrows point to vesicles in the middle of the rhabdom, close to the central process.
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Rhabdom + AChE in vesicles

 


 
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