Microscope Image of Chandelier Cell (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Microscope Image of Chandelier Cell

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Microscope image of a chandelier cell (red, top of the screen) connecting to the axon initial segments (blue) of neighboring pyramidal neurons (green). The transmission of information from chandelier cells to pyramidal neurons is critical for regulating circuit function in the developing and adult brain. The scale bar is 20 um

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