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    • Confocal laser scanning microscopy of dendrite of a GnRH neuron
    Rights: GnRH neuron courtesy of Rebecca Campbell Published 29 February 2012 Size: 30 KB Referencing Hub media

    Confocal laser scanning microscopy makes it possible to reconstruct 3D models of entire cells. The image shows the dendrite of a GnRH neuron (yellow) passing between the dendrites of other neurons (green).

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