Hippocampus cells (IMAGE)

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Hippocampus cells

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Cells within the CA2 region of the hippocampus have distinct characteristics. In particular, their mitochondria – visualized here by presence of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter protein in yellow – are larger and more abundant in certain regions of the cell. The neuronal cell body and dendrites fluoresce magenta.

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