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Species: monkey
Number of Sections: 1
Stained with: iron haemotoxylin, neutral red
Part of Body: mid-brain
Description

Section through the mid-brain of a monkey, stained with iron haemotoxylin and neutral red, showing the magnocellular element of the red nucleus. It is seen to be composed of large motor cells with conspicuous Nissl granules. The cells are embedded in a matrix of medullated fibres. The photograph is at a magnification of X 188.

 

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