Imaging of skeletal muscle cells and extracellular matrix

Christine Bendzinski & Benjamin Wheatley

Confocal fluorescent microscope showing tissue cross section of healthy porcine skeletal muscle stained using phalloidin (red muscle cells) and wheat germ agglutinin (green, extracellular matrix).

Image acquired on a Nikon Eclipse E800 microscope with Nikon COOLPIX P600