Electron microscopy reveals proximity of neuroid and digestive cells in sponges (VIDEO)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Caption

Neuroid cells (purple and red) send cellular arms to contact and communicate with specific digestive cells in the sponge digestive chamber (blue, green, yellow). Other digestive chamber cells are shown in grey.

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Jacob Musser, Giulia Mizzon, Constantin Pape, Nicole Schieber / EMBL

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