Trigeminal ganglion neurons, light micrograph
Differential interference contrast light micrograph of trigeminal ganglion neurons (dark) grown in 3 day primary culture conditions. The trigeminal nerve, or fifth cranial nerve supplies the face. Also seen are Schwann cells (bright), which secrete myelin, a fatty substance that insulates nerve fibres. Magnification: x400 when printed at 15 centimetres wide., by EYE OF SCIENCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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