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Ganglion of the ventral nerve cord of a medicinal leech.

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of optical slices

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Image Type: Extended focus

Projection of optical slices: 1-64

Projections Plane: xyz

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Blue — methylene blue

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Elements of the motor neuropil in the ganglion of the ventral nerve cords of a leech. The image shows dendritic arborization typical for the motor neurons of leeches, which are located ipsilaterally in the neuropil of the ganglion. The image also shows fibers of the sensory neuropil passing through the ganglion inside the connectives.
Photo: V.V. Starunov

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