Diffusion of the Neurotransmitter (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Diffusion of the Neurotransmitter

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This shows the diffusion of the neurotransmitter applied to squid skin at upper right, which induces a wave of iridescence traveling to the lower left and progressing from red to blue. Each object in the image is a living cell, 10 microns long; the dark object in the center of each cell is the cell nucleus.

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