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Nerve cell bodies and glial cell processes in the brain
A confocal microscopic image showing nerve and glial cells in the midbrain. The red stain highlights the cell bodies (the central part of a nerve cell) by binding to a particular type of neurofilament protein present in very high levels in this part of the cell. The cells therefore appear to be quite round even though they contain many long 'processes' extending from them. Support cells called glia, shown in green, help the nerve cells to function properly. In contrast to the nerve cells, the glial cells have only their processes labelled and not the central parts.
Christopher Guérin, Christopher
Nolan and Gillian Davidson.
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