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The biggest of thoracic ganglia (the third) of the ventral nerve cord of a dragonfly nymph Aeschna grandis (Insecta, Odonata) which takes part in innervation of walking legs and wings.

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Image Type: Extended focus

Projection of optical slices: 5-75

Projections Plane: xyz

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Blue — methylene blue

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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 run peripherally through lateral nerves.
Photo: O.V. Zaitseva, A.N. Shumeev

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