Figure 10.
TEM micrograph of tangentially cut sinusoidal endothelium of a rabbit liver, fixed by perfusion through the portal vein. The fenestrae are grouped in sieve plates, but are intermingled with elements of the cytoskeleton, i.e. microtubules and microfilaments. Within the electron-dense sieve plate cytoplasm, saccular interconnecting cisternae are seen. These structures are fixation dependent and are only found in rabbit liver. Original magnification 21 000 ×.