Neurons (IMAGE)

University of Göttingen

Neurons

Caption

Neuronal plasticity is facilitated by the enzymatic digestion of the brain’s extracellular matrix (ECM) (Akol et al., 2021). This fluorescence microscopy image shows neurons in the mouse visual cortex enwrapped by red labelled ECM molecules. Upper row: low magnification, lower row: high magnification.

Credit

Siegrid Löwel

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License

Public Domain

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