Purkinje Cells (IMAGE)

KU Leuven

Purkinje Cells

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A cross-section of the folded cerebellar cortex or 'little brain' of a chicken embryo, with three layers of cells. The middle layer consists of Purkinje cells with their characteristic dendritic branches. This image shows healthy Purkinje cells, highlighted in bright colours. With a deactivated MCT8 transporter, the Purkinje cells would have much smaller dendritic branches.

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KU Leuven Lab of Comparative Endocrinology - Joke Delbaere & Pieter Vancamp

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