Fig. 30. A transmission electron micrograph of the capsule-fiber interface in the region just slightly posterior to the equator. The capsule (C) is shown to consist of lamellae, each of which approximates the thickness of a unit basal lamina (40 nm). The basal terminus of a fiber (F) with extensive desmosomal junctions to adjacent fibers (arrows) is also shown. The scale marker equals 0.5 μm. (Courtesy of Dr. Takeo Iwamoto, Columbia University)