Cannabis Trichomes, SEM #5
by Ted Kinsman
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Cannabis Trichomes, SEM #5
Artist
Ted Kinsman
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Color-enhanced Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a marijuana (Cannabis sativa) plant leaf, showing glandular cells, called trichomes. These are capitate trichomes that have stalks. They secrete a resin containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active component of cannabis when used as a drug. The spherical cells at the top of the trichomes are 60 um in diameter.
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April 12th, 2018
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