The 5th abdominal ganglion of the ventral nerve cord of a dragonfly nymph Aeschna grandis (Insecta, Odonata) Annotated Image

 

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Authors: O.V. Zaitseva, A.N. Shumeev

Color Channels:

Blue — methylene blue

Notation:

1an - 1st abdominal nerve,
2an - 2nd abdominal nerve,
c – connective,
n – neuropile,
nb – neuron bodies,
np – neurons processes.

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Region of cell bodies, neuropil, bodies and processes of neurons of the ganglion are stained. One can see connective nerve processes that go peripherally through the 1st and 2nd paired abdominal nerves.