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Central Nervous System - Histology (view source)
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[[Image:WIKIVETspinalcord2.jpg|thumb|centre|250px|Spinal Cord 2 - © John Bredl]]
[[Image:WIKIVETspinalcord2.jpg|thumb|centre|250px|Spinal Cord 2 - © John Bredl]]
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The above image shows a higher magnification view of the grey matter of the spinal cord which is clearly surrounded by white matter. The ventral horn has a number of processess which extend into the white mater. The image displays a number of multipolar cells that are relatively large compared to the nerve fibres which surround these cells. Although at this magnification it is not possible to definitively identify these cells but it is likely that they are cell bodies of neurons. The surrounding nerve fibres are likely to be neuroglial cells, although the cytoplasm of these cells is not visible. The seemingly poor organisation of the tissues surrounding these neurons is often referred to as '''neuropil'''.
[[Image:WIKIVETspinalcord3.jpg|thumb|centre|250px|Spinal Cord 3 - © John Bredl]]
[[Image:WIKIVETspinalcord3.jpg|thumb|centre|250px|Spinal Cord 3 - © John Bredl]]
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