Confocal Micrograph (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Confocal Micrograph

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This is a whole mouse retina labeled to reveal the terminals of cone photoreceptors (in blue), and one of their post-synaptic partners, the horizontal cells (in red). The dendritic branches of the horizontal cells make fine contacts with each cone terminal.

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Patrick Keele

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