2013 Photomicrography Competition

Image of Distinction

Rat heart sections

Dr. Miguel Mano

Affiliation
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Department of High-Throughput Screening
Trieste, Italy
Technique

Fluorescence

Magnifaction
4

This image shows sections of rat hearts. The muscle cells of the heart, called cardiomyocytes, are stained in green, nucleus of cells are counterstained in blue and proliferating cells are labeled in green.