Insects Outsource the Cell Body of Neurons (IMAGE)

Bernstein Coordination Site (BCOS)

Insects Outsource the Cell Body of Neurons

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Nerve cells have different shapes: while the cell body (red) is found in a central position in rats, it is located at the end of a cell prolongation in flies.

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© Janina Hesse, 2015

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