Visualizing neuronal synapses in the mouse brain (IMAGE)

IMBA- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

Visualizing neuronal synapses in the mouse brain

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Confocal microscopy image of distal dendrites of CA1 pyramidal nerve cells of the mouse hippocampus. The color of the fluorescent neurons represents the depth of the three-dimensional brain section to allow visualization of dendritic spines, which form contacts with other neurons.

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